Tin Can Bay, located approximately 80km north of Gympie, lies along the Tin Can Inlet, a sheltered passage of water just south of Fraser Island and about 20km west of the popular Rainbow Beach. Settled in the 1870's as a logging port, the town eventually grew more prominently as a fishing village. Today the town's industries are still largely centered around its fishing industries although tourism has grown due to the idyllic, quiet surrounds the town resides in as well as having safe swimming beaches and waterways suited for a variety of activities.

Population: 2,300
State: Queensland
Name Origin: Suprisingly, it is of Aboriginal origin (Tuncanbar) meaning "place of the dugongs"
Pronunciation: Tin Can Bay
Postcode: 4580
Local Government: Cooloola Shire Council
Location: 218km north of Brisbane
Main Watercourses: Tin Can Inlet
Main Roads: None
Radio Stations (Music): Zinc 96.1 (96.1), Sea FM (101.9), Mix FM (103.5), Triple J (99.3)

Photos from Tin Can Bay (Click on thumbnail for full sized image):
 

	Tin Can Bay Road, heading north-east at the entrance to the town (2006).
	Tin Can Bay Road, heading north-east as it approaches Coral Trout Drive, Tin Can Bay (2006).
	Tin Can Bay Road and shopping precinct, Tin Can Bay (2006).
	Tin Can Bay Road, looking south-west from Tailor Street, Tin Can Bay (2006).
	Anzac Memorial Park, Tin Can Bay (2006).
	Tailor Street, looking south-east with Tin Can Inlet in the background, Tin Can Bay (2006).
	The Esplanade, looking north-east from Bream Street, Tin Can Bay (2006).
	Toolara Esplande Parklands, Tin Can Bay (2006).
	Looking south-west along Snapper Creek from the Yacht Club, Tin Can Bay (2006).

Back to Queensland    ------    Back to Australia

Copyright © MG 2007