Shelly Beach, Queensland (Townsville)
Shelly Beach is a coastal suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Shelly Beach had "no people or a very low population".
Geography
As its name suggests, Shelly Beach is a coastal area with a sandy beach. It was named because it was an area used to collect shell grit. Despite being a suburb, it is undeveloped land within the Townsville Town Common Conservation Park with no road access other than tracks.
History
The suburb's name derives from the shell grit along the sea shore.
Demographics
In the 2016 census Shelly Beach had "no people or a very low population".
In the 2021 census, Shelly Beach had "no people or a very low population".
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Shelly Beach (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Shelly Beach – suburb in City of Townsville (entry 44640)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Townsville Town Common Conservation Park map" (PDF). Queensland Government. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Shelly Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
