Bangalee, Queensland (Gladstone Region)

Bangalee is a beachside town in the locality of Tannum Sands, Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

This article is about the township in Tannum Sands, Gladstone Region. For the locality near Rockhampton, Queensland, see Bangalee, Queensland (Livingstone Shire). For the nation of Bengali speakers, see Bengali people.

Bangalee
Queensland
Bangalee
Coordinates24.0052°S 151.4319°E / -24.0052; 151.4319 (Bangalee (town centre))
Postcode(s)4680
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location515 km (320 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)Gladstone Region
State electorate(s)Gladstone
Federal Division(s)Flynn

Geography

Bangalee is on the south eastern tip of Wild Cattle Island.

It consists of about 16 parcels of residential land on which most have houses or shacks that are used for recreational purposes and are generally not principal places of residences.

Access to the settlement is via boat or 4WD vehicle for those with an interest in an estate and a permit from Gladstone Regional Council across and along Wild Cattle Island National Park.

History

Bangalee is Aboriginal word, already used for the town of Bangalee in New South Wales, meaning the stream known to Europeans as Shoalhaven River (also Sandy Beach).[1]

Bangalee was officially named as a township by Queensland Place Names Board on 1 April 1972.[1]

References
  1. "Bangalee – town in Gladstone Region (entry 1509)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 June 2017.


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