County of Cook, Queensland

Cook
Queensland

Location within Queensland
Lands administrative divisions around Cook:
Flinders Coral Sea Coral Sea
Bowen Cook Coral Sea
Mackenzie Lennox March

The county of Cook is a cadastral division of Queensland, centred on the city of Bundaberg,[1] and its name honours Captain James Cook. It was officially named and bounded by the Governor in Council on 7 March 1901 under the Land Act 1897.[2]

Parishes

Cook is divided into parishes, as listed below:

Parish LGA Coordinates Towns
Barns Bundaberg 25°01′S 152°26′E / 25.017°S 152.433°E
Barolin Bundaberg 24°50′S 152°26′E / 24.833°S 152.433°E Bargara, Burnett Heads, Elliott Heads
Bingera Bundaberg 25°02′S 152°16′E / 25.033°S 152.267°E
Booyal Bundaberg 25°09′S 152°03′E / 25.150°S 152.050°E Booyal
Broomfield North Burnett 25°27′S 152°12′E / 25.450°S 152.200°E
Bundaberg Bundaberg 24°56′S 152°20′E / 24.933°S 152.333°E Bundaberg, Avoca, Branyan
Burrum Fraser Coast 25°19′S 152°32′E / 25.317°S 152.533°E Howard
Cherwell Fraser Coast 25°16′S 152°28′E / 25.267°S 152.467°E
Childers Bundaberg 25°15′S 152°18′E / 25.250°S 152.300°E Childers
Chowey North Burnett 25°28′S 151°52′E / 25.467°S 151.867°E Didcot
Coringa North Burnett 25°21′S 151°57′E / 25.350°S 151.950°E
Dallarnil North Burnett 25°22′S 152°04′E / 25.367°S 152.067°E Dallarnil
Degilbo North Burnett 25°31′S 151°57′E / 25.517°S 151.950°E Biggenden, Degilbo
Electra Bundaberg 25°04′S 152°08′E / 25.067°S 152.133°E
Eureka Bundaberg 25°18′S 152°10′E / 25.300°S 152.167°E
Gooburrum Bundaberg 24°47′S 152°20′E / 24.783°S 152.333°E Bundaberg North, Gooburrum
Gregory Bundaberg 25°09′S 152°16′E / 25.150°S 152.267°E Cordalba
Hercules Bundaberg 25°09′S 152°35′E / 25.150°S 152.583°E Woodgate (S)
Isis Bundaberg 25°11′S 152°27′E / 25.183°S 152.450°E Buxton
Kalkie Bundaberg 24°54′S 152°24′E / 24.900°S 152.400°E Bundaberg East, Kalkie, Walkervale
Kinagin Bundaberg 24°50′S 152°01′E / 24.833°S 152.017°E
Kolbore Fraser Coast 25°20′S 152°25′E / 25.333°S 152.417°E
Kullogum Bundaberg 25°21′S 152°16′E / 25.350°S 152.267°E
Marathon Bundaberg 25°06′S 152°26′E / 25.100°S 152.433°E Goodwood, Woodgate (N)
Mungore North Burnett 25°35′S 152°04′E / 25.583°S 152.067°E
North Kolan Bundaberg 24°47′S 152°12′E / 24.783°S 152.200°E
Otoo Bundaberg 24°47′S 152°15′E / 24.783°S 152.250°E Oakwood
South Kolan Bundaberg 24°55′S 152°10′E / 24.917°S 152.167°E
Stanton Bundaberg 25°14′S 152°04′E / 25.233°S 152.067°E
Takalvan Bundaberg 24°55′S 152°16′E / 24.917°S 152.267°E
Tantitha Bundaberg 24°52′S 152°16′E / 24.867°S 152.267°E Sharon
Walsh Fraser Coast 25°16′S 152°36′E / 25.267°S 152.600°E Burrum Heads, Torbanlea
Woowoonga North Burnett 25°28′S 152°05′E / 25.467°S 152.083°E
Yandaran Bundaberg 24°46′S 152°07′E / 24.767°S 152.117°E Yandaran, Avondale

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wide Bay/Burnett District, County of Cook Maps - D3 Series at Queensland Archives.
  2. ↑ Department of Environment and Resource Management. "Place name details — Cook". Retrieved 4 June 2013.

Coordinates: 24°52′S 152°21′E / 24.867°S 152.350°E