Cooya Beach, Queensland

Cooya Beach is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the, the locality of Cooya Beach had a population of 523 people.

Geography

The locality is low-lying, with housing along most of the coastal strip. Apart from that, the land is mostly undeveloped. The locality includes part of an unnamed island at the mouth of the Mossman River.

History

The town was named on 1 November 1963.

Demographics

In the, the locality of Cooya Beach had a population of 546 people.
In the, the locality of Cooya Beach had a population of 523 people.

Education

There are no schools in Cooya Beach. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Mossman State School and Mossman State High School respectively, both in Mossman to the south-west.

Amenities

There is a boat ramp on Bouganvillea Street into the Mossman River. It is managed by the Douglas Shire Council.