River Heads, Queensland


River Heads is a coastal town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, River Heads had a population of 1,539 people.

Geography

River Heads is south of the city of Hervey Bay. The town is built on a narrow peninsula surrounded by the Great Sandy Strait, the mouth of the Mary River and the mouth of the Susan River to the west.

History

River Heads was originally called Bingham, but was renamed on 22 November 1986.
Bingham State School opened on 10 May 1915. It closed on 5 September 1926.
At the, River Heads had a population of 1,294.
In mid 2013, developer plans to build a retirement village at the site of a formerly approved resort complex were made public.

Transport

Vehicular ferries linking the mainland with Wanggoolba Creek and Kingfisher Bay Resort on Fraser Island depart from River Heads. The journey to Fraser Island takes 45 minutes.