Kooringal, Queensland
# Kooringal, Queensland

Kooringal is a coastal town and locality on the south-west coast of Moreton Island within the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Kooringal had a population of 45 people.

## Geography

Kooringal consists of a few streets of housing along the south-western tip of Moreton Island. It is connected to the other settlements on the island by two routes:

* the Toulkerrie-Kooringal Bypass Road which travels north through the mangroves along the west coast until the sandy western beach commences. At this point the road becomes known as the Tangalooma-Kooringal Road and travels along the western beach until it reaches Tangalooma.
* the Mirapool Lagoon Bypass Road which crosses the island to the east coast beach, where it becomes the Mirapool - Middle Track Road and follows the eastern beach to the north

Located just to the north-east of the locality is the Kooringal Airstrip (also known as Baroco) which is 500 metres (1,600 ft) long. A vehicular barge service operates from Amity Point to Kooringal at some times of year. Otherwise, vehicles must use the barge to Tangalooma and drive south to Kooringal.

A small island (informally known as Crab Island) is to the north-west of Kooringal and the channel between them is called Days Gutter.

Campbell Point is the point at the southern end of Kooringal Esplanade (27°21′19″S 153°25′09″E﻿ / ﻿27.3553°S 153.4191°E﻿ / -27.3553; 153.4191﻿ (Campbell Point)).

## History

Campbell Point was named after George Peter Campbell (son of James Campbell), the Secretary of the Brisbane Tug and Steamship Company Ltd. In 1902 he acquired a lease for 66 square miles (170 $km^2)$ for most of Moreton Island, noting that the island as a whole is approximately 186 square kilometres (72 sq mi). He built a house and stock yard at this headland. In 1903 he began shipping drought-stricken cattle from western Queensland to the island to fatten them up for sale.

In the 2011 census, Kooringal had a population of 297 people.

In the 2016 census the locality of Kooringal had a population of 45 people.

## Economy

The Toulkerrie Oyster Farm produces fresh Moreton Bay rock oysters; it takes around three years to grow the oysters large enough for the table. The farming process is environmentally sustainable and won the 2010 National Landcare Awards for Sustainable Farm Practices.

## Amenities

Moorgumpin Park (also known as The Dal Pope Reserve) is at 45 Kooringal Esplanade (27°21′10″S 153°25′11″E﻿ / ﻿27.3529°S 153.4198°E﻿ / -27.3529; 153.4198﻿ (Moorgumpin Park)). It has public toilets.

Kooringal Fire Station is an operational fire station metro (27°20′56″S 153°25′20″E﻿ / ﻿27.3490°S 153.4221°E﻿ / -27.3490; 153.4221﻿ (Kooringal Fire Station)).

## Attractions

The waters in the Kooringal area are noted for their fishing. Consequently, many of the buildings in Kooringal are holiday homes and fishing clubhouses.

