Shelly_Beach,_Queensland_(Townsville)

Shelly Beach, Queensland (Townsville)

Shelly Beach, Queensland (Townsville)

Suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Not to be confused with Shelly Beach, Queensland (Sunshine Coast).

Shelly Beach is a coastal suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Shelly Beach had a population of 0 people.[1]

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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.[2] Despite being a suburb, it is undeveloped land within the Townsville Town Common Conservation Park with no road access other than tracks.[3][4]

History

The suburb's name derives from the shell grit along the sea shore.[2]

In the 2016 census Shelly Beach had a population of 0 people.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Shelly Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    "Shelly Beach – suburb in City of Townsville (entry 44640)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Townsville Town Common Conservation Park map" (PDF). Queensland Government. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
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