Dolphin Heads Mackay, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Looking out to the Coral Sea from the northern point of Dolphin Heads, 2016. | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 21°02′23″S 149°11′10″E / 21.0398°S 149.1860°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 413 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 459/km (1,190/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4740 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 0.9 km (0.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Whitsunday | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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Dolphin Heads is a coastal town and northern suburb of Mackay in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the suburb of Dolphin Heads had a population of 413 people.
The waters of the Coral Sea form the eastern boundary and much of the northern boundary.
The town was named on 9 October 1982. The locality was named and bounded on 3 September 1999.
In the 2016 census, the suburb of Dolphin Heads had a population of 388 people.
In the 2021 census, the suburb of Dolphin Heads had a population of 413 people.
There are no schools in Dolphin Heads. The nearest government primary school is Eimeo Road State School in Rural View to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Mackay Northern Beaches State High School, also in Rural View.
There is a park in Hermitage Drive (21°02′42″S 149°10′57″E / 21.0451°S 149.1825°E).
The waters off Dolphin Heads can have strong currents and marine stingers.