Description
Shute Harbour is a coastal locality and harbour in the Whitsunday Region of Queensland, Australia.
Shute Harbour is a coastal locality and harbour in the Whitsunday Region of Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Shute Harbour had a population of 122 people.
History
Shute Harbour takes its name from Shute Island which is about 500 metres (1,600 ft) south-east of the headland of Shute Harbour. The island was named by in May 1881 by Captain John Fiot Lee Pearse Maclear of HMS Alert, possibly after a crew-member of that ship.When the Proserpine Shire Council decided to construct tourist facilities in the area in October 1960, they created a town called Shutehaven. On 31 January 1987, the town of Shutehaven was amalgamated into a larger town of Whitsunday.
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Population: 101 - 1,000
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 0.552 km2
Elevation: 4 to 10 metres
Town elevation: 10 m
Population number: 122
Local Government Area: Whitsunday Regional Council