Hervey Bay

Hervey Bay
State :  Australia State : Queensland Founded : 1977
Coordinates : 25 ° 17 ′  S , 152 ° 50 ′  E Coordinates: 25 ° 17 ′  S , 152 ° 50 ′  E Area : 93.2  km²
Residents : 52,073 (2016) Population density : 559 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) Telephone code : (+61) 07 Postal code : 4655 LGA : Fraser Coast Regional Council
Hervey Bay

Hervey Bay is a city in the Australian state of Queensland and is located about 300 km north of Brisbane on the coast.

history

Before the arrival of the Europeans, the Butchulla Aboriginal tribe settled in the Hervey Bay area. In 1770, James Cook reached the area and named the bay Hervey's Bay after the British military Augustus Hervey . Matthew Flinders mapped a large area of ​​the coast during his visit in 1802. In 1863, the first European settled in what would later become the town of Hervey Bay. Hervey Bay was connected to the railroad in 1913. In the 1920s the population rose sharply as agriculture (sugar, citrus fruits) and cattle farming expanded rapidly. Regular air connections to Brisbane began in 1930. Also in the 1930s, the road connection to Maryborough, about 30 km away, was paved.

After the Second World War, the southern Australians discovered the uniformly warm climate in the latitudes for themselves and so Hervey Bay developed into a popular tourist center over the years.

traffic

Air connections to Brisbane and Sydney are available from the city's airport .

The nearest train station is 10 km west of Maryborough and offers long-distance connections to Brisbane and Cairns . Free buses connect it to Hervey Bay.

Brisbane is approximately 3:30 hours drive from the Bruce Highway .

economy

The branches of construction, rental of apartments, industry and retail are of particular importance in Hervey Bay, with 21.1% providing the most jobs (as of 2006). The unemployment rate was just under 8% in September 2008, around 2 percentage points higher than in Maryborough.

tourism

Ferry: Hervey Bay to Fraser Island

Between September 2007 and September 2008, 1.77 million visitors were counted in the region, an increase of 8.9% compared to the previous year. Foreign visitors represent a minority with 11.5%.

Hervey Bay are whale watching ( "whale watching") offered.

You can cross over to Fraser Island (largest sand island in the world).

Climate table

Hervey Bay
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     148   31 22nd     145   30th 22nd     125   29 21st     71   27 18th     97   24 14th     83   22nd 12     47   22nd 10     64   23 11     37   25th 14th     65   27 17th     64   28 19th     143   29 21st Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: Bureau of Meteorology, Australia, data: 1999–2015

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Hervey Bay Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 30.7 30.1 28.9 26.9 24.2 22.0 21.6 22.6 24.8 26.5 28.0 29.3 O 26.3 Min. Temperature (° C) 22.1 22.0 20.5 17.7 14.0 11.9 9.9 10.6 14.2 16.9 19.1 21.0 O 16.6 Precipitation ( mm ) 147.8 144.6 125.3 70.9 97.1 82.8 46.9 64.3 37.4 65.2 64.4 142.9 Σ 1,089.6 Rainy days ( d ) 8.4 8.7 10.1 9.7 9.5 8.7 5.9 3.9 4.1 4.3 6.5 8.3 Σ 88.1 Source: Bureau of Meteorology, Australia, data: 1999–2015

Web links

Commons : Hervey Bay, Queensland  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Fraser Coast Regional Council
• Old website of the Hervey Bay City Council
• Airport
• Tourism information

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Archived copy ( memento of the original from August 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Hervey Bay ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
3. ↑ History of the region ( Memento of the original from August 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ flight plan
5. ↑ Rail connections
6. ↑ ^{a b} Fraser Coast Economic Profiles 2009 (Engl.)  ( Page no longer available , searching web archives )  Info: The link is automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
7. ↑ www.whalewatchingtours.com.au ( Memento of the original dated December 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
8. ↑ Robert Hetkämper : By train to the Great Barrier Reef  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (phoenix.de)  
9. ^ Bureau of Meteorology, Australia: Climate statistics for Australian Locations, Summary statistics HERVEY BAY AIRPORT. Bureau of Meteorology, Australia, accessed August 4, 2015 .