Type: | suburb |
Coconuts | |
State: | qld |
Coordinates: | -17.5033°N 146.0636°W |
Pop: | 216 |
Established: | 1984 |
Postcode: | 4860 |
Area: | 2.1 |
Dist1: | 5.8 |
Dir1: | NE |
Location1: | Innisfail |
Dist2: | 93.4 |
Dir2: | SSE |
Location2: | Cairns |
Dist3: | 264 |
Dir3: | NNW |
Location3: | Townsville |
Dist4: | 1622 |
Dir4: | NNW |
Location4: | Brisbane |
Lga: | Cassowary Coast Region |
Stategov: | Hill |
Fedgov: | Kennedy |
Near-N: | Wanjuru |
Near-Ne: | Flying Fish Point |
Near-E: | Flying Fish Point |
Near-Se: | Coral Sea |
Near-S: | Coquette Point |
Near-Sw: | Innisfail Estate |
Near-W: | Eaton |
Near-Nw: | Jubilee Heights |
Coconuts is a coastal locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Coconuts had a population of 216 people.
The locality is bounded to the south by the Johnstone River and to the south-east by the Coral Sea.
Coconut Point is a headland at the northern mouth of the river into the sea (-17.5077°N 146.0644°W) and presumably the origin of the locality name.[2]
The locality was officially named on 17 March 1984.
In the, Coconuts had a population of 224 people.
In the, Coconuts had a population of 216 people.
There are no schools in Coconuts. The nearest government primary school is Flying Fish Point State School in neighbouring Flying Fish Point to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in neighbouring Innisfail Estate to the south-east.[3]