Point Vernon, Queensland

Point Vernon is a coastal suburb in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Point Vernon had a population of 5,718 people.[3]

Point Vernon
Queensland
Point Vernon is located in Queensland
Point Vernon
Point Vernon
Coordinates25.2538°S 152.8177°E / -25.2538; 152.8177 (Point Vernon (centre of suburb))
Population5,718 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4655
Area5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)Hervey Bay
Federal division(s)Hinkler
Suburbs around Point Vernon:
Hervey Bay Hervey Bay Hervey Bay
Hervey Bay Point Vernon Hervey Bay
Eli Waters Pialba Hervey Bay

History

The suburb was named after headland Point Vernon, which was in turn named by Richard Bingham Sheridan (the Harbour Master of Maryborough) in 1861 after Captain Charles Egerton Harcourt-Vernon, the commander of HMS Cordelia, which conveyed the first Governor of Queensland, George Bowen, to Queensland in 1859.[2]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Point Vernon had a population of 5,699 people.[4]

In the 2021 census, Point Vernon had a population of 5,718 people.[3]

Education

There are no schools in Point Vernon. The nearest government primary school is Pialba State School in neighbouring Pialba to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Hervey Bay State High School, also in Piabla.[5]

Amenities

The Point Vernon/Pialba branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Rooms at 7 Torquay Road, Pialba.[6]

Facilities

Polson Cemetery is at 89 Corser Street (25.2520°S 152.8135°E / -25.2520; 152.8135 (Polson Cemetery (also known as South Sea Islander Memorial And Cemetery))).[7] It includes the South Sea Islander Memorial and Cemetery. It is operated by the Fraser Coast Regional Council.[8]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Point Vernon (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Point Vernon – suburb in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46698)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Point Vernon (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Point Vernon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  6. "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  7. "Cemetery Areas - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  8. "Cemeteries". Fraser Coast Regional Council. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  • "Point Vernon". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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