Cape Gloucester, Queensland
Cape Gloucester is a coastal rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Cape Gloucester had a population of 85 people.
Geography
Two parts of the Dryander National Park are in the east and south of the locality. Apart from these protected areas, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation. There are houses dotted along the coastline and along Hydeaway Bay Road.Coastal features
The locality has the following coastal features, clockwise:- Edgecumbe Bay
- Sinclair Bay .
- Cape Gloucester
- Gloucester Passage
- Shoal Bay
- George Point
- Double Bay
Mountains
The locality has the following mountains:- Ben Lomond
- Cork Hills
History
The locality is named after the cape, which was in turn named after William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, on 4 June 1770 by Lieutenant James Cook of HMS Endeavour.Demographics
In the, Cape Gloucester had a population of 62 people.In the, Cape Gloucester had a population of 85 people.