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