Halifax Bay

Halifax Bay
Aerial view of Halifax Bay
LocationQueensland, Australia
Coordinates18°49′12″S 146°20′50″E / 18.820°S 146.3472082°E / -18.820; 146.3472082 (Halifax Bay)
Part ofCoral Sea
Ocean/sea sourcesPacific Ocean

Halifax Bay is a region located around a bay in the Coral Sea, situated on the Australian coast in North Queensland. It is bordered by the town of Ingham to the north, city of Townsville to the south and Great Palm Island off the coast to the east.

Regional localities include Mount Low, Bushland Beach, Yabulu, Saunders Beach, Toolakea Beach, Bluewater, Toomulla Beach, Rollingstone, Balgal Beach, Paluma, Mutamee, Taylors Beach and Allingham (formerly Forrest Beach).

Major tributaries of Halifax Bay to the north include Trebonne Creek, Cattle Creek, and Crystal Creek, while in the south the inflows are from Rollingstone Creek, Bluewater Creek, Black River and the Bohle River.