Picnic Bay, Queensland

Picnic Bay
Magnetic IslandQueensland
Picnic Bay, Magnetic Island
Picnic Bay is located in Queensland
Picnic Bay
Picnic Bay
Coordinates19°10′48″S 146°50′17″E / 19.18°S 146.8380°E / -19.18; 146.8380 (Picnic Bay (town centre))
Population367 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density89.5/km2 (231.8/sq mi)
Established1877
Postcode(s)4819
Area4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)City of Townsville
CountyElphinstone
ParishMagnetic
State electorate(s)Townsville
Federal division(s)Herbert
Localities around Picnic Bay:
West Point West Point West Point
Coral Sea Picnic Bay Nelly Bay
Coral Sea Coral Sea Coral Sea

Picnic Bay (formerly Camoomilli) is a town and suburb of Magnetic Island in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] It is named for the bay on the southernmost corner of Magnetic Island where the town is situated.[4] In the 2021 census, the suburb of Picnic Bay had a population of 367 people.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Picnic Bay – town in City of Townsville (entry 26624)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Picnic Bay – suburb in City of Townsville (entry 49815)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Picnic Bay – bay in the City of Townsville (entry 26623)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 April 2020.