Point Vernon, Queensland

Point Vernon is a coastal suburb in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Point Vernon had a population of 5,699 people.[1]

Point Vernon
Queensland
Point Vernon
Coordinates25.2538°S 152.8177°E / -25.2538; 152.8177
Population5,699 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density877/km2 (2,271/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4655
Area6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
LGA(s)Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)Hervey Bay
Federal Division(s)Hinkler
Suburbs around Point Vernon:
Hervey Bay Hervey Bay Hervey Bay
Hervey Bay Point Vernon Hervey Bay
Eli Waters Pialba Hervey Bay

History

The suburb was named after headland Point Vernon, which was in turn named by Richard Bingham Sheridan (the Harbour Master of Maryborough) in 1861 after Captain Charles Egerton Harcourt-Vernon, the commander of HMS Cordelia, which conveyed the first Governor of Queensland, George Bowen, to Queensland in 1859.[2]

Amenities

The Point Vernon/Pialba branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Rooms at 7 Torquay Road, Pialba.[3]

gollark: Some tests actually caused sudden apiary aplosion, which was incredibly confusing.
gollark: Such a thing would require years of development.
gollark: Interesting idea, but apiophotonic lasers are still *highly* experimental.
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References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Point Vernon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Point Vernon - suburb in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46698)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  • "Point Vernon". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.


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