Tully Heads, Queensland

Tully Heads is a coastal town and a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Tully Heads had a population of 354 people.[1]

Tully Heads
Queensland
Tully Heads
Coordinates18.0191°S 146.0566°E / -18.0191; 146.0566
Population354 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density31.89/km2 (82.6/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4854
Area11.1 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
LGA(s)Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)Hinchinbrook
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Localities around Tully Heads:
Lower Tully Hull Heads Hull Heads
Lower Tully Tully Heads Coral Sea
Rockingham Rockingham Rockingham

History

The town and locality of Tully are named after the Tully River, which in turn was named after surveyor-general William Alcock Tully.[2]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tully Heads (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Tully Heads - town in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 35302)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. "Tully Heads - locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45773)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
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