Moore Park, Queensland
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Moore Park Beach is a town in Queensland
, Australia
. It is on the Pacific Ocean
, 15 km north of the city of Bundaberg. It is bordered on the north by the Kolan River
, on the south by the suburbs of Moorland and Welcome Creek, and on the east by Fairymead.
, the southern end is a popular bathing area with seasonal patrols by the Moore Park Surf Lifesaving Club.
The beach is also a nesting site for sea turtles including loggerhead sea turtle
s in summer months.
26 individuals (1.8%) reported aboriginal descent in the 2006 census. 15% of respondents were over 65 years of age. The commonest languages spoken at home were English
(96%), German
, Maltese
, Dutch
and Italian
.
59.1% of residents reported Christianity as their religion.
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is on the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
, 15 km north of the city of Bundaberg. It is bordered on the north by the Kolan River
Kolan River
The Kolan River is a short river north of Bundaberg. The catchment area is bounded by the Dawes Range in the north-east, and the Burnett Range in the south-west....
, on the south by the suburbs of Moorland and Welcome Creek, and on the east by Fairymead.
Moore Park Beach
Moore Park boasts almost 20 km of golden sandy beach. The very northern end of the beach is used for four-wheel drivingFour-wheel drive
Four-wheel drive, 4WD, or 4×4 is a four-wheeled vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all four wheels to receive torque from the engine simultaneously...
, the southern end is a popular bathing area with seasonal patrols by the Moore Park Surf Lifesaving Club.
The beach is also a nesting site for sea turtles including loggerhead sea turtle
Loggerhead sea turtle
The loggerhead sea turtle , or loggerhead, is an oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world. It is a marine reptile, belonging to the family Cheloniidae. The average loggerhead measures around long when fully grown, although larger specimens of up to have been discovered...
s in summer months.
Demographics of Moore Park Beach
Moore Park Beach's population has increased from 1,279 in 2001 to 1,599 in 2006 - an increase of 25%.26 individuals (1.8%) reported aboriginal descent in the 2006 census. 15% of respondents were over 65 years of age. The commonest languages spoken at home were English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
(96%), German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, Maltese
Maltese language
Maltese is the national language of Malta, and a co-official language of the country alongside English,while also serving as an official language of the European Union, the only Semitic language so distinguished. Maltese is descended from Siculo-Arabic...
, Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
and Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
.
59.1% of residents reported Christianity as their religion.
- Anglican 19.8%
- Catholic 18.9%
- Uniting Church 8.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.3%
- Lutheran 2.7%