Forrest Beach, Queensland

Forrest Beach
Queensland
Forrest Beach is located in Queensland
Forrest Beach
Forrest Beach
Coordinates18°43′04″S 146°17′07″E / 18.7177°S 146.2852°E / -18.7177; 146.2852
Population1,364 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density20.267/km2 (52.49/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4850
Area67.3 km2 (26.0 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Hinchinbrook
State electorate(s)Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Forrest Beach:
Braemeadows Braemeadows Taylors Beach
Blackrock Forrest Beach Coral Sea
Orient Orient Coral Sea

Forrest Beach is a coastal locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Forrest Beach had a population of 1,364 people.[1]

Allingham is the coastal town within the locality.[3]

Lady Elliot Reef lies close to the coast, about 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Forrest Beach.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Forrest Beach – locality in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 48287)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Allingham – town in the Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 405)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Lady Elliot Reef". Google Maps. Retrieved 6 December 2020.