Cape Cleveland, Queensland
Cape Cleveland is a coastal locality of the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[2]
| Cape Cleveland Townsville, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 124 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4810 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Townsville | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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History
The area takes its name from the headland Cape Cleveland, named by Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific in 1770. Cook gave no reason for the name, but it is possible it was in honour of John Clevland, a former Secretary to the British Admiralty.[2] Cook's original choice of name was "Iron Head", but this was crossed and replaced in a revision of his log shortly after leaving the cape.[3]
In the 2011 census, Cape Cleveland had a population of 124 people.[1]
Heritage listings
Cape Cleveland has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Cape Cleveland: Cape Cleveland Light[4]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Cape Cleveland". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- "Cape Cleveland (entry 44581)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- Beaglehole, J.C., ed. (1968). The Journals of Captain James Cook on His Voyages of Discovery, vol. I:The Voyage of the Endeavour 1768–1771. Cambridge University Press. p. 340. OCLC 223185477.
- "Cape Cleveland Lightstation (entry 601794)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
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