Hervey Bay

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Hervey Bay

Total population

57,722

Coordinates-25.30°, 152.85°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Hervey Bay is a city on the coast of the Fraser Coast Region of Queensland, Australia. The city is situated approximately 290 kilometres (180 mi) or 3½ hours' highway drive north of the state capital, Brisbane. It is located on the bay of the same name open to the Coral Sea between the Queensland mainland and nearby K'gari. The local economy relies on tourism which is based primarily around whale watching in Platypus Bay to the north, ferry access to K'gari, accessible recreational fishing and boating and the natural north facing, calm beaches with wide undeveloped foreshore zones. In October 2019, Hervey Bay was named the First Whale Heritage Site in the world by the World Cetacean Alliance, for its commitment to and practices of sustainable whale and dolphin watching.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Elley Bennett

boxer

T

Ted Sorensen

Australian politician

Jordan Kerby

Australian cyclist

Billy Stanlake

Australian cricketer

B

Brandon Woods

Australian musical artist

S

Sandy Houston

Canadian international lawn bowler

C

Charli Knott

Australian cricketer

J'maine Hopgood

Australian rugby league player

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Tunku Mahmood Fawzy

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Queensland

• Hervey Bay
  2 mi away
• Toogoom
  12.2 mi away
• Kingfisher Bay
  12.8 mi away
• Torbanlea
  16.4 mi away · pop. 428
• Aldershot
  16.6 mi away · pop. 603
• Howard
  18.3 mi away · pop. 1,042
• Buxton
  21.1 mi away · pop. 286
• Woodgate Beach
  22.2 mi away · pop. 941
• Eurong
  22.4 mi away
• Big Tuan
  26.6 mi away
• Mungar
  26.6 mi away
• Tiaro
  34.1 mi away · pop. 472

Browse all places in Queensland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Hervey Bay

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Black-shouldered Kite

Elanus axillaris

Seen 2026-06-14

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Seen 2026-06-14

Hibiscus Harlequin Bug

Tectocoris diophthalmus

Seen 2026-06-13

Peaceful Dove

Geopelia placida

Seen 2026-06-13

Australian King Parrot

Alisterus scapularis

Seen 2026-06-13

Magpie-lark

Grallina cyanoleuca

Seen 2026-06-13

Collared Sparrowhawk

Tachyspiza cirrocephala

Seen 2026-06-12

Hyalobathra crenulata

Hyalobathra crenulata

Seen 2026-06-11

Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

Seen 2026-06-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Hervey Bay, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.