Point Vernon, Queensland
Point Vernon is a coastal suburb in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Point Vernon had a population of 5,718 people.
History
The suburb was named after headland Point Vernon, which was in turn named by Richard Bingham Sheridan in 1861 after Captain Charles Egerton Harcourt-Vernon, the commander of, which conveyed the first Governor of Queensland, George Bowen, to Queensland in 1859.Dunn's Enclosure was built by Andrew Dunn in the 1920s as an enclosed swimming spot on the beach at Point Vernon. It is on the Fraser Coast Local Heritage Register and was nominated for inclusion by George Seymour when he was deputy mayor of the Fraser Coast Regional Council.
Demographics
In the, Point Vernon had a population of 5,699 people.In the, Point Vernon had a population of 5,718 people.
Education
There are no schools in Point Vernon. The nearest government primary school is Pialba State School in neighbouring Pialba to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Hervey Bay State High School, also in Piabla.Amenities
The Halcro Street Community Garden is located in Point Vernon at the Halcro Street Community Centre.The Point Vernon/Pialba branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Rooms at 7 Torquay Road, Pialba.