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The Percy Group is a locality consisting of a number of islands (including the Percy Isles) in the Coral Sea within the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, The Percy Group had a population of 0 people.[1] The islands are uninhabitated as they are within national parks and conservation parks.[3]

The Percy Group
Queensland
The Percy Group
Coordinates21.8238°S 149.8680°E / -21.8238; 149.8680
Population0 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.000000/km2 (0.00000/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4707
Area24,161.4 km2 (9,328.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Isaac Region
State electorate(s)Mirani
Federal division(s)Capricornia
Suburbs around The Percy Group:
Koumala
Ilbilbie		 Coral Sea Coral Sea
Carmila
Clairview		 The Percy Group Coral Sea
St Lawrence
Ogmore		 Stanage Coral Sea

History


The locality takes its name from the Percy Isles within the Northumberland Islands, which in turn was named in September 1802 by Matthew Flinders, commander of the sloop HMS Investigator, after the family name of the Dukes of Northumberland.[4]


References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "The Percy Group (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "The Percy Group – locality in Isaac Region (entry 47038)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. "Percy Isles – island group within the Isaac Region (entry 26441)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 October 2019.




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