Coen, Queensland

Coen is a rural town and coastal locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. The town of Coen is inland on the Peninsula Developmental Road, the main road on the Cape York Peninsula in far northern Queensland. In the 2021 census, the locality of Coen had a population of 320.

Coen
Queensland
Coen
Coordinates13.9436°S 143.1986°E / -13.9436; 143.1986 (Coen (town centre))
Population279 (UCL 2021)
Postcode(s)4871
Elevation199 m (653 ft)
Area9,735.2 km2 (3,758.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 228 km (142 mi) NNW of Laura
  • 263 km (163 mi) SE of Weipa
  • 381 km (237 mi) NW of Cooktown
  • 556 km (345 mi) NW of Cairns
  • 2,231 km (1,386 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)Shire of Cook
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal division(s)Leichhardt
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
30.2 °C
86 °F		 20.0 °C
68 °F		 1,183.3 mm
46.6 in
Localities around Coen:
Archer River Lockhart River Lockhart River
Archer River Coen Coral Sea
Holroyd River Yarraden Coral Sea

The community is quite busy, particularly in the dry season, with all tourists and visitors travelling the Peninsula Development Road up to the tip of Cape York having to pass through the town.

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