Ellerbeck, Queensland

Ellerbeck is a coastal locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Ellerbeck had a population of 205 people.[1]

Ellerbeck
Queensland
Ellerbeck
Coordinates18.2411°S 145.9941°E / -18.2411; 145.9941
Population205 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density7.168/km2 (18.56/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4816
Area28.6 km2 (11.0 sq mi)
LGA(s)Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)Hinchinbrook
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Ellerbeck:
Kennedy Kennedy Kennedy
Kennedy Ellerbeck Coral Sea
Carruchan Cardwell Cardwell

History

The locality was named after the Ellerbeck railway station, which was in turn named on 18 February 1925 by the Queensland Railways Department.[2]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ellerbeck (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Ellerbeck – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45671)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 May 2019.


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