Lucinda is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.[3][4] In the 2021 census, the locality of Lucinda had a population of 435 people.[1]
| Lucinda Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Sugar-loading jetty, 2007 | |||||||||||||||
  Lucinda | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°31′58″S 146°20′05″E / 18.5327°S 146.3347°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 435 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 5.591/km2 (14.481/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4850 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 77.8 km2 (30.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Hinchinbrook | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hinchinbrook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editThe locality is bounded to the east by the Coral Sea, to the north by the southern end of the Hinchinbrook Channel (which separates Hinchinbrook Island from mainland Queensland), to the west by the Herbert River which flows in the Seaforth Channel and then into the Hinchinbrook Channel, and to the south by Gentle Annie Creek which flows into the Coral Sea.[5]
The cape Lucinda Point is the north-eastern corner of the locality (18°31′37″S 146°20′21″E / 18.5269°S 146.3393°E).[6][7] The town of Lucinda developed along the east coast from the point and extending south.[5]
The Herbert River (18°32′36″S 146°17′23″E / 18.5434°S 146.2898°E) flows into the sea in 3 different ways:
- the main outlet goes north into the Seaford Channel (18°30′54″S 146°16′22″E / 18.5151°S 146.2727°E ) and then into the Hinchinbrook Channel (18°30′03″S 146°17′45″E / 18.5007°S 146.2957°E)
- a second lesser outlet goes east into the Enterprise Channel (18°31′46″S 146°18′53″E / 18.5295°S 146.3148°E) through the locality and then into the Coral Sea
- the small Gentle Annie Creek (18°33′24″S 146°19′22″E / 18.5567°S 146.3229°E) provides another outflow further south-east into the Coral Sea.[8]
The town of Dungeness (18°31′36″S 146°19′07″E / 18.5267°S 146.3186°E) is 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) by road north-west of the town of Lucinda. Dungeness takes its name from Dungeness Creek, which, in turn, was named after headland Dungeness on the coast of Kent, England.[9] Unlike the town of Lucinda, Dungeness faces west onto the Enterprise Channel.[5]
History
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Lucinda is located on the traditional lands of the Biyaygiri people.[10]
The town was named after Lady Lucinda Musgrave, the wife of the Governor of Queensland, Sir Anthony Musgrave from 1883 to 1888, or the Queensland Government steam yacht, the Lucinda, that was in turn named after her.[11]
In 1896, the Colonial Sugar Refining Company built a tramway from its Victoria sugar mill to Lucinda Point where the Queensland Government contracted the Rooney Brothers of Townsville built a storage shed and jetty. The existing harbour at Dungeness was not regarded as viable due to its shifting sandbanks.[12] The current jetty was built in 1979.[13] On Thursday 3 February 2011, the jetty suffered severe wave damage during Tropical Cyclone Yasi, but was repaired.[14]
Lucinda Post Office opened on 6 October 1896.[15]
Dungeness Provisional School opened in 1896. Due to problems with flooding, the school was moved to Lucinda Point in 1897 and in 1898 renamed as Lucinda Point Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Lucinda Point State School.[16] It was mothballed on 4 November 2008 and closed on 31 December 2008.[17] It was at 20 Patterson Parade (corner Waring Street, 18°31′50″S 146°20′02″E / 18.5306°S 146.3339°E).[18][5] The school's website was archived.[19]
Demographics
editIn the 2006 census, the town of Lucinda had a population of 448 people.[20]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Lucinda had a population of 406 people.[21]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Lucinda had a population of 435 people.[1]
Economy
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A sugar-exporting town, Lucinda is noted for its 5.76-kilometre (3.58 mi) long sugar jetty, which is the longest jetty in the southern hemisphere and the world's largest bulk sugar loading facility (18°31′13″S 146°23′11″E / 18.5202°S 146.3863°E). Due to its length, the jetty could not be built flat but follows the curvature of the Earth creating a difference of 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) between the two ends of the jetty. The jetty can accommodate Panamax-class ships and it takes 22 minutes for the sugar to travel the length of the jetty by conveyor belt. The sugar is supplied from the Victoria and Macnade sugar mills.[22][10][13]
Lucinda is also used as a port for a supply barge to Palm Island.[citation needed]
Education
editThere are no schools in Lucinda. The nearest government primary school is Halifax State School in neighbouring Halifax to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Ingham State High School in Ingham to the south-west.[5]
Amenities
editLucinda is serviced by a convenience store, the Hinchinbrook Marine Cove Resort[23] on the waterfront on Dungeness Road, the Wanderers Village Resort on Bruce Parade and a hotel on Lucinda Point Road. It is also frequently serviced by Ingham and the nearby town of Halifax. Lucinda is serviced 5 days a week by Australia Post.[citation needed]
Ingham Coast Guard is a marine rescue facility at the junction of Patterson Parade and Warring Street (18°31′48″S 146°20′04″E / 18.5301°S 146.3345°E).[24]
There are two boat ramps managed by the Hinchinbrook Shire Council:[25]
- on the Dungeness-Lucinda Road providing access to the Herbert River entrance (18°31′25″S 146°19′05″E / 18.5235°S 146.3180°E)
- on Mona Road providing access to the Herbert River further inland (18°33′05″S 146°17′03″E / 18.5513°S 146.2841°E)
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lucinda (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Summary statistics for Lucinda Point". Bureau of Meteorology. Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
- ^ "Lucinda – town in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 20220)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Lucinda – locality in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 42521)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Lucinda Point – cape in Hinchinbrook Shire (entry 20221)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Dungeness – town in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 10855)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ a b Hinchinbrook Tourism site Archived 16 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine - Lucinda page. Retrieved 16 December 2006.
- ^ "Lucinda – locality in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 42521)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Provincial Pickings". The Telegraph. No. 7, 414. Queensland, Australia. 31 July 1896. p. 6. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "Out & About | Wanderers Holiday Village Lucinda". Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Lucinda Bulk Sugar Terminal Tropical Cyclone Yasi Recovery, Australia". Aurecon. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 19 August 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Town of Lucinda" (Map). Queensland Government. 1979. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Lucinda Point State School". 17 July 2005. Archived from the original on 17 July 2005. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Lucinda (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lucinda (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Lucinda Jetty". Townsville North Queensland. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Hinchinbrook Marine Cove Resort". Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Emergency services facilities - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
External links
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- "Lucinda". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
- "Town map of Lucinda". Queensland Government. 1979.
- "Town map of Dungeness". Queensland Government. 1980.
- Balanzategui, Bianka Vidonja (14 May 2016). "A miserable, low-lying dead-and-alive place". Interpreting Ingham History. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
