County of Cook, Queensland

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]

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

Parishes

Cook is divided into parishes, as listed below:

ParishLGACoordinatesTowns
BarnsBundaberg25°01′S 152°26′E
BarolinBundaberg24°50′S 152°26′EBargara, Burnett Heads, Elliott Heads
BingeraBundaberg25°02′S 152°16′E
BooyalBundaberg25°09′S 152°03′EBooyal
BroomfieldNorth Burnett25°27′S 152°12′E
BundabergBundaberg24°56′S 152°20′EBundaberg, Avoca, Branyan
BurrumFraser Coast25°19′S 152°32′EHoward
CherwellFraser Coast25°16′S 152°28′E
ChildersBundaberg25°15′S 152°18′EChilders
ChoweyNorth Burnett25°28′S 151°52′EDidcot
CoringaNorth Burnett25°21′S 151°57′E
DallarnilNorth Burnett25°22′S 152°04′EDallarnil
DegilboNorth Burnett25°31′S 151°57′EBiggenden, Degilbo
ElectraBundaberg25°04′S 152°08′E
EurekaBundaberg25°18′S 152°10′E
GooburrumBundaberg24°47′S 152°20′EBundaberg North, Gooburrum
GregoryBundaberg25°09′S 152°16′ECordalba
HerculesBundaberg25°09′S 152°35′EWoodgate (S)
IsisBundaberg25°11′S 152°27′EBuxton
KalkieBundaberg24°54′S 152°24′EBundaberg East, Kalkie, Walkervale
KinaginBundaberg24°50′S 152°01′E
KolboreFraser Coast25°20′S 152°25′E
KullogumBundaberg25°21′S 152°16′E
MarathonBundaberg25°06′S 152°26′EGoodwood, Woodgate (N)
MungoreNorth Burnett25°35′S 152°04′E
North KolanBundaberg24°47′S 152°12′E
OtooBundaberg24°47′S 152°15′EOakwood
South KolanBundaberg24°55′S 152°10′E
StantonBundaberg25°14′S 152°04′E
TakalvanBundaberg24°55′S 152°16′E
TantithaBundaberg24°52′S 152°16′ESharon
WalshFraser Coast25°16′S 152°36′EBurrum Heads, Torbanlea
WoowoongaNorth Burnett25°28′S 152°05′E
YandaranBundaberg24°46′S 152°07′EYandaran, Avondale

See also

References
  1. Wide Bay/Burnett District, County of Cook Maps - D3 Series at Queensland Archives.
  2. "Cook (entry 8035)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 September 2015.

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