Type: | suburb |
Dunk | |
State: | qld |
Coordinates: | -17.9888°N 146.1536°W |
Pop: | 23 |
Postcode: | 4852 |
Area: | 154.9 |
Timezone: | AEST |
Utc: | +10:00 |
Lga: | Cassowary Coast Region |
Stategov: | Hill |
Stategov2: | Hinchinbrook |
Near-N: | Coral Sea |
Near-Ne: | Coral Sea |
Near-E: | Coral Sea |
Near-Se: | Coral Sea |
Near-S: | Coral Sea |
Near-Sw: | Hull Heads |
Near-W: | South Mission Beach |
Near-Nw: | Wongaling Beach |
Dunk is a locality consisting of the Family Islands in the Coral Sea within the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Dunk had a population of 23 people.
The named islands within the locality include (from north to south):
The locality presumably takes its name from the largest island, Dunk Island. The European names of many of the islands reflect the names of the officers on board the survey ship HMS Paluma: Lieutenant G. Richards, commander; Lieutenants Wheeler, Combe and Bowden-Smith; Dr. Thorpe, surgeon, and Mr. Hudson, engineer.
In the, Dunk had a population of 21 people.
In the, Dunk had a population of 23 people.