Dunk is a locality consisting of the Family Islands in the Coral Sea within the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Dunk had a population of 21 people.[1]
| Dunk Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Dunk | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°59′20″S 146°09′13″E / 17.9888°S 146.1536°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 21 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.136/km2 (0.351/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4852 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 154.9 km2 (59.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
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Geography edit
The named islands within the locality include (from north to south):[3]
- Mound Island
- Dunk Island
- Wolngarin Island
- Thorpe Island
- Bedarra Island (Richards Island)
- Wheeler Island
- Smith Island
- Coombe Island
- Bowden Island
- Hudson Island
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.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dunk (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Dunk – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45668)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ Venn, Linda (2002), Paluma : the first eighty years 1870s-1950s (PDF), Thuringowa City Council, ISBN 978-0-9577305-5-7, archived (PDF) from the original on 31 October 2019
