Toolakea, Queensland

Toolakea is a coastal town and suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.^[2][3] In the 2021 census, the suburb of Toolakea had a population of 218 people.^[1]

Toolakea Townsville, Queensland
Toolakea
Coordinates	19.1452°S 146.5830°E / -19.1452; 146.5830 (Toolakea (town centre))
Population	218 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	311/km2 (810/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4818
Area	0.7 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	21.8 km (14 mi) NW of Deeragun 37.1 km (23 mi) NW of Townsville CBD 1,372 km (853 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	City of Townsville
State electorate(s)	Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s)	Herbert
Localities around Toolakea: Coral Sea Coral Sea Coral Sea Bluewater Toolakea Bluewater Bluewater Bluewater Bluewater

Geography

Toolakea is to the north of Bluewater, approximately 33 kilometres (21 mi) north-east^[4] of the Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

The Toolakea community stretches approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) along the Esplanade. Toolakea Beach (19.1444°S 146.5778°E / -19.1444; 146.5778 (Toolakea Beach)) itself stretches approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the mouth of Bluewater Creek to the mouth of Sleeper Log Creek.^[5]

History

Toolakea is an Aboriginal word, possibly from Warakami language meaning sunny place.^[2]

Demographics

In the 2006 census, the suburb of Toolakea had a population of 205 people.^[6]

In the 2016 census, the suburb of Toolakea had a population of 205 people, unchanged from 2006.^[7]

In the 2021 census, the suburb of Toolakea had a population of 218 people.^[1]

Amenities

Facilities include a park with public toilets, barbecues, picnic tables and a children's playground.^[8]

Education

There are no schools in Toolakea. The nearest primary school is Bluewater State School in neighbouring Bluewater to the south-west. The nearest secondary school is Northern Beaches State High School in Deeragun to the south-east.^[9]