County of Cook, Queensland

Cook Queensland
Location within Queensland
Lands administrative divisions around Cook: Flinders Coral Sea Coral Sea Bowen Cook Coral Sea Mackenzie Lennox March

The county of Cook is a cadastral division of Queensland, centred on the city of Bundaberg,^[1] and its name honours Captain James Cook. It was officially named and bounded by the Governor in Council on 7 March 1901 under the Land Act 1897.^[2]

Parishes

Cook is divided into parishes, as listed below:

Parish	LGA	Coordinates	Towns
Barns	Bundaberg	25°01′S 152°26′E / 25.017°S 152.433°E
Barolin	Bundaberg	24°50′S 152°26′E / 24.833°S 152.433°E	Bargara, Burnett Heads, Elliott Heads
Bingera	Bundaberg	25°02′S 152°16′E / 25.033°S 152.267°E
Booyal	Bundaberg	25°09′S 152°03′E / 25.150°S 152.050°E	Booyal
Broomfield	North Burnett	25°27′S 152°12′E / 25.450°S 152.200°E
Bundaberg	Bundaberg	24°56′S 152°20′E / 24.933°S 152.333°E	Bundaberg, Avoca, Branyan
Burrum	Fraser Coast	25°19′S 152°32′E / 25.317°S 152.533°E	Howard
Cherwell	Fraser Coast	25°16′S 152°28′E / 25.267°S 152.467°E
Childers	Bundaberg	25°15′S 152°18′E / 25.250°S 152.300°E	Childers
Chowey	North Burnett	25°28′S 151°52′E / 25.467°S 151.867°E	Didcot
Coringa	North Burnett	25°21′S 151°57′E / 25.350°S 151.950°E
Dallarnil	North Burnett	25°22′S 152°04′E / 25.367°S 152.067°E	Dallarnil
Degilbo	North Burnett	25°31′S 151°57′E / 25.517°S 151.950°E	Biggenden, Degilbo
Electra	Bundaberg	25°04′S 152°08′E / 25.067°S 152.133°E
Eureka	Bundaberg	25°18′S 152°10′E / 25.300°S 152.167°E
Gooburrum	Bundaberg	24°47′S 152°20′E / 24.783°S 152.333°E	Bundaberg North, Gooburrum
Gregory	Bundaberg	25°09′S 152°16′E / 25.150°S 152.267°E	Cordalba
Hercules	Bundaberg	25°09′S 152°35′E / 25.150°S 152.583°E	Woodgate (S)
Isis	Bundaberg	25°11′S 152°27′E / 25.183°S 152.450°E	Buxton
Kalkie	Bundaberg	24°54′S 152°24′E / 24.900°S 152.400°E	Bundaberg East, Kalkie, Walkervale
Kinagin	Bundaberg	24°50′S 152°01′E / 24.833°S 152.017°E
Kolbore	Fraser Coast	25°20′S 152°25′E / 25.333°S 152.417°E
Kullogum	Bundaberg	25°21′S 152°16′E / 25.350°S 152.267°E
Marathon	Bundaberg	25°06′S 152°26′E / 25.100°S 152.433°E	Goodwood, Woodgate (N)
Mungore	North Burnett	25°35′S 152°04′E / 25.583°S 152.067°E
North Kolan	Bundaberg	24°47′S 152°12′E / 24.783°S 152.200°E
Otoo	Bundaberg	24°47′S 152°15′E / 24.783°S 152.250°E	Oakwood
South Kolan	Bundaberg	24°55′S 152°10′E / 24.917°S 152.167°E
Stanton	Bundaberg	25°14′S 152°04′E / 25.233°S 152.067°E
Takalvan	Bundaberg	24°55′S 152°16′E / 24.917°S 152.267°E
Tantitha	Bundaberg	24°52′S 152°16′E / 24.867°S 152.267°E	Sharon
Walsh	Fraser Coast	25°16′S 152°36′E / 25.267°S 152.600°E	Burrum Heads, Torbanlea
Woowoonga	North Burnett	25°28′S 152°05′E / 25.467°S 152.083°E
Yandaran	Bundaberg	24°46′S 152°07′E / 24.767°S 152.117°E	Yandaran, Avondale

See also

• Lands administrative divisions of Queensland

References

1. Wide Bay/Burnett District, County of Cook Maps - D3 Series at Queensland Archives.
2. "Cook (entry 8035)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 September 2015.

Coordinates: 24°52′S 152°21′E / 24.867°S 152.350°E