Gangalidda is a coastal locality in the Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee, Queensland, Australia, on the Gulf of Carpentaria.[2] In the 2016 census, Gangalidda had a population of 0 people.[1] Bayley Point (16.9167°S 139.0333°E / -16.9167; 139.0333 (Bayley Point))[3] is a small blunt point on the coast within the locality, directly opposite Bayley Island, rising to about 500 metres (1,600 ft).[4][5]

Gangalidda Queensland
Gangalidda
Coordinates	16.9627°S 138.9863°E / -16.9627; 138.9863
Population	0 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	0.0000/km2 (0.000/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4825
Area	287.6 km2 (111.0 sq mi)
Location	126 km (78 mi) N of Doomadgee 251 km (156 mi) NW of Burketown 737 km (458 mi) N of Mount Isa 2,322 km (1,443 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee
State electorate(s)	Traeger
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Gangalidda: Nicholson Gulf of Carpentaria Gulf of Carpentaria Nicholson Gangalidda Gulf of Carpentaria Nicholson Nicholson Nicholson

History

In 1933 the Doomadgee Aboriginal Mission was established at Bayley Point by the Open Brethren. However, the location was remote and lacked a reliable water supply. After a cyclone destroyed the mission in 1936,[6] the mission was relocated approximately 115 kilometres (71 mi) south on the Nicholson River to present day Doomadgee.[7]

Prior to the creation of the Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee in 2007, this land around the Bayley Point area was part of the locality of Nicholson in the Shire of Burke. After the creation of the new shire in 2007, the land became part of the new shire but retained the name of Nicholson. On 28 August 2009, it was renamed Gangalidda[2] (the Yukulta / Ganggalidda people being one of the two traditional owners of the land in the Doomadgee area, the other being the Waanyi people).[8]

Geography

The waters of the Gulf of Carpentaria form the north-eastern boundary.[9]

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