Bramston Beach, Queensland
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Bramston Beach is a town and located in Queensland
, Australia
. It is located 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of the regional centre of Cairns. It is located 17 kilometres east of the Bruce Highway
. At the 2006 census
, Bramston Beach had a population of 176.
The Eubenangee Swamp National Park
and Queensland's highest mountain, Mount Bartle Frere
are nearby.
It is a popular spot with caravan
ers and is a good fishing
location and has a slightly older than average population.
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is located 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of the regional centre of Cairns. It is located 17 kilometres east of the Bruce Highway
Bruce Highway
The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is a part of the Australian National Highway and also part of Highway 1...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Bramston Beach had a population of 176.
The Eubenangee Swamp National Park
Eubenangee Swamp National Park
Eubenangee Swamp is a national park in Queensland , 1332 km northwest of Brisbane....
and Queensland's highest mountain, Mount Bartle Frere
Mount Bartle Frere
Mount Bartle Frere is the highest mountain in Queensland at an elevation of 1622 metres. The mountain was named after Sir Henry Bartle Frere, a British colonial administrator and then president of the Royal Geographical Society by George Elphinstone Dalrymple in 1873. Bartle Frere was British...
are nearby.
It is a popular spot with caravan
Travel trailer
A travel trailer or caravan is towed behind a road vehicle to provide a place to sleep which is more comfortable and protected than a tent . It provides the means for people to have their own home on a journey or a vacation, without relying on a motel or hotel, and enables them to stay in places...
ers and is a good fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
location and has a slightly older than average population.