Godwin Beach, Queensland facts for kids
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 Godwin Beach
Location in Queensland
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| Population | 487 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 128.2/km2 (332/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4511 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Moreton Bay | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Pumicestone | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Longman | ||||||||||||||
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Godwin Beach is a coastal rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Godwin Beach had a population of 487 people.
History
The locality is named after Charles Godwin who owned a fish cannery by the beach from 1897 to 1907. In January 1911 the steamer Eastern was stranded on the Salamander Bank (27°04′01″S 153°19′01″E / 27.067°S 153.317°E), 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north-west of Bulwer on Moreton Island, and barrels of oil had drifted off into the sea. Godwin was employed to salvage these barrels and transport them to Brisbane. While doing so, on 20 February 1911 he was thrown from his boat in rough seas off Toorbul Point and he drowned.
Circa 1999, a monument commemorating Godwin was erected on the beachfront.
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Godwin Beach recorded a population of 444 people, 49.1% female and 50.9% male. The median age of the Godwin Beach population was 41 years, 4 years above the national median of 37. 77.3% of people living in Godwin Beach were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 7%, New Zealand 5.4%, Cambodia 0.7%, Hong Kong 0.7%, Germany 0.7%. 92.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.1% Thai, 0.9% Tagalog, 0.9% German, 0.9% Greek, 0% Gaelic (Scotland).
In the 2016 census, Godwin Beach had a population of 462 people.
In the 2021 census, Godwin Beach had a population of 487 people.
Attractions
There is a memorial to Charles Godwin along the beachfront.
