Tin Can Bay, Queensland

Tin Can Bay is a coastal town and locality in the Wide Bay–Burnett region in Queensland, Australia. The locality is split between the Fraser Coast Region (the northern part of the locality) and the Gympie Region (southern part of the locality), but the town itself is within Gympie Region.[2][3][4] In the 2016 census, Tin Can Bay had a population of 2,242 people.[1]

Tin Can Bay
Queensland
Dolphin Feeding at Tin Can Bay
Tin Can Bay is located in Queensland
Tin Can Bay
Tin Can Bay
Coordinates25.9163°S 153.0036°E / -25.9163; 153.0036 (Tin Can Bay (town centre))
Population2,242 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density8.554/km2 (22.155/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4580
Elevation8 m (26 ft)
Area262.1 km2 (101.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Localities around Tin Can Bay:
Tuan Forest Tinnanbar Great Sandy Strait
Toolara Forest Tin Can Bay Inskip
Wallu Cooloola Cove Cooloola

Geography

The locality of Tin Can Bay is bounded on the east by the Great Sandy Strait, which separates mainland Queensland from Fraser Island.[5] The area is a Ramsar Convention wetland of International Importance and an Important Bird Area of Australia.[6][7][8]

The town is located on a peninsula between Snapper Creek and the Great Sandy Strait.[5]

A vehicular ferry operates at nearby Inskip Point providing access to Fraser Island.

History

The town was originally called Wallu, but was changed to Tin Can Bay in 1937.[9] The origins of "Tin Can" are uncertain, but is believed to be derived from an indigenous name, possibly tinchin meaning mangrove in the Yugarabul dialect of the Yuggera language, or tinken meaning vine with large ribbed leaves from Doombarah Clan, Dulinbara dialect, Kabi language.[2]

European settlement began in the 1870s as the point where logs would be floated to the timber mills at Maryborough. Tin Can Bay later became, and still remains, an important fishing port, with a focus on prawns as well as recreational fishing.[10]

Wallu State School opened on 1 February 1934 and was renamed Tin Can Bay State School in 1937.[11][12]

The Tin Can Bay Library opened in 1985 and underwent a major refurbishment in 2005.[13]

Tin Can Bay was formerly in the Shire of Cooloola until its amalgamation in 2008 into the Gympie Region.[14]

In the 2011 census, the locality of Tin Can Bay had a population of 1,994 people.[15]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Tin Can Bay had a population of 2,242 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Tin Can Bay has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

Tin Can Bay State School is a government primary and secondary (Prep-10) school for boys and girls at 2 Schnapper Creek Road (25.9254°S 152.9950°E / -25.9254; 152.9950 (Tin Can Bay State School)).[20][21] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 271 students with 26 teachers (24 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (15 full-time equivalent).[22] It includes a special education program.[20]

For secondary schooling to Year 12, the nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the south-west.[5]

Amenities
Norman Point boat ramp, 2016

The Gympie Regional Council operate a public library at the park on Tin Can Bay Road (25.9147°S 153.0058°E / -25.9147; 153.0058 (Tin Can Bay public library)).[23]

The Tin Can Bay branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 18 Whiting Street.[24]

Tin Can Bay Country Club is at 222 Tin Can Bay Road.[25]

Cooloola Coast Bowls Club is at 4463 Gympie Road.[26]

There are boat ramps in the locality, located at:

Attractions
The mangrove areas at Norman Point are popular for bird watching, 2016

The seaside town is a popular holiday destination. Recreational facilities include hotels, holiday units and caravan parks, with houseboats and yachts for hire and a marina. Active sports facilities include an 18-hole golf course, two bowls clubs, tennis courts and an outdoor swimming pool.

An important tourist feature is the regular arrival of wild Australian humpback dolphins which usually appear early mornings next to the Norman Point boat ramp. These dolphins can be hand fed under close supervision.[28] Bird watching is another popular activity as Tin Can Bay is home to a wide variety of birds.[29]

Events

Each September the town hosts the Tin Can Bay Seafood Festival, a day of family fun, with entertainment, novelty competitions such as mullet throwing and prawn eating, helicopter joy flights over the bay, seafood and market stalls.[30]

Other events throughout the year include the Bay to Bay Yacht Race, Dragonboat Regatta, Cooloola Coast Flower Show and the Foreshore Family Carnival from Boxing Day to New Year's Eve.[31][32]

See also

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tin Can Bay (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Tin Can Bay – town in the Gympie Region (entry 44159)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. "Tin Can Bay – locality in the Gympie Region) (entry 46386)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. "Tin Can Bay – locality in the Fraser Coast Region (entry 46751)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  6. "Great Sandy Strait Ramsar internationally important wetland — facts and maps". Wetland Info. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  7. "Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands: Great Sandy Strait (including Great Sandy Strait, Tin Can Bay and Tin Can Inlet)" (PDF). Wetland Info. Queensland Government. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  8. "BirdLife Data Zone". datazone.birdlife.org. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  9. "ANTIGUA". The Courier-mail. No. 1097. Queensland, Australia. 6 March 1937. p. 7. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. "Tin Can Bay". Walkabout Australian Travel Guide. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 8 June 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2007.
  11. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  12. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  13. "Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17" (PDF). Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. November 2017. p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  14. "Gympie Regional Council". Queensland Places. University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  15. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Tin Can Bay (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  16. "Tin Can Bay Picnic Shelter" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  17. "Tin Can Bay Memorial Hall" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  18. "Tin Can Bay Church" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  19. "Wide Bay Military Reserve (Place ID 105285)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  20. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  21. "Tin Can Bay P-10 State School". Tin Can Bay State School. 12 May 2020. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  22. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  23. "Library locations". Gympie Regional Council. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  24. "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  25. "Home". Tin Can Bay Country Club. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  26. "Bowls Clubs". Gympie Regional Council. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  27. "Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  28. "Tin Can Bay Dolphins". Barnacles Dolphins. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  29. ""Along the Bird Trails of Cooloola" - "Tin Can Bay Foreshore Bird Walk"". Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  30. "Seafood Festival a real feast". Gympie Times. 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  31. "Hervey Bay Boat Club Bay to Bay Yacht Race". Hervey Bay Sailing Club. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  32. "Spring into action and get ready for the Flower Show | Rainbow Beach Community News". rainbowbeachcommunitynews.com.au. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.

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