Hull Heads, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Hull Heads Queensland
Hull Heads Location in Queensland
Population	113 (2016 census)
• Density	6.35/km2 (16.4/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4854
Area	17.8 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
LGA(s)	Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Hinchinbrook
Federal Division(s)	Kennedy
Localities around Hull Heads: Carmoo South Mission Beach Dunk Lower Tully Hull Heads Coral Sea Tully Heads Tully Heads Coral Sea

Hull Heads is a coastal town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Hull Heads had a population of 113 people.

Googarra Beach is a second town within the locality on its southern coast (18°00′26″S 146°03′30″E / 18.0072°S 146.0583°E / -18.0072; 146.0583 (Googarra Beach, Queensland)) which failed to develop.

History

It was originally named Googarra until renamed Hull by the Queensland Place Names Board on 1 November 1963. The town take its name from the Hull River, which in turn was named after surveyor Alfred Arthur Hull, who worked in the area from 1870 to 1872.

Googarra is believed to be a corruption of the Aboriginal name Galmora, known by Europeans as Jackey Jackey who was a member of Edmund Kennedy's exploration of Cape York Peninsula; the town of Googarra Beach was named by Queensland Place Names Board on 1 November 1963.