Queensland place names

Place name proposals

 

Proposals currently under consideration

Closing date for public comment
Proposal to name an unnamed peak as Woogaroo Peak within the Ipswich City local government area  21 June 2013
Proposal to alter the boundaries of Blackstone, Redbank Plains and Swanbank within the Ipswich City local government area  17 May 2013
Proposal to name the locality of Pentland and discontinue the name of the localities of The Cape, Buchanan and Torrens Creek within the Charters Towers Regional local government area Closed
Proposal to alter the suburb boundaries of Forest Lake and Ellen Grove within the Brisbane City local government area Closed
Proposal to alter the boundaries of the suburbs of Chapel Hill and Kenmore Hills within the Brisbane City local government area  Closed
Proposal to alter the boundaries of the suburbs of Gumdale and Tingalpa within the Brisbane City local government area  Closed
Proposal to discontinue the name of the locality of Sunnyside and alter the boundary of the locality of Condamine within the Western Downs Regional local government area Closed
Proposal to name 13 geographical features in The Broadwater within the Gold Coast City local government area Closed

Recent place name decisions

Recent decisions Date of decision
Decision to name seven geographical features near Boonah within the Scenic Rim Regional local government area  10 May 2013
Decision to name an unnamed lagoon as Burgalba Lagoon within the Moreton Bay Regional local government area  10 May 2013
Decision to change the name of the town of Gregory Downs to Gregory within the Burke Shire local government area 12 April 2013
Decision to alter the boundaries of Paddington and Red Hill in Brisbane City  5 April 2013
Decision to name an unnamed gully as Cobbs Gully and two unnamed creeks as Jackass Creek and Kybong Creek within the Gympie Regional local government area  5 April 2013
Decision to name Burnett Heads Boat Harbour within the Bundaberg regional local government area  22 March 2013
Decision to name Urangan Boat Harbour within the Fraser Coast Regional local government area 22 March 2013

Place names in Queensland

An official place name may be given to any geographic feature or area of land in Queensland which is deemed by the Minister to require a name (e.g. suburbs, mountains and watercourses).

Streets, roads, canals in waterfront developments, highways or freeways, national parks and state forests are generally named by local governments or other state government agencies.

The Queensland place names (PDF, 79K)* and Place names—localities and suburbs (PDF, 81K)* fact sheets describe the processes and considerations in the naming of geographic features and places, as provided for in the Place Names Act 1994.

Search for a Queensland place name

Up to the first 300 matches for a name entered will be returned. If necessary, refine your search and resubmit. Further details will be displayed when you select a returned name.

Search for a Queensland place name

Search for place names Australia wide on the Geoscience Australia website.

Official record of place names

DERM maintains Queensland’s Digital Place Names Gazetteer, which is a comprehensive and accurate record of approved place names as required under the Place Names Act.

The Gazetteer contains the name, latitude, longitude and map number for each place.

To access the Gazetteer or for more information, visit the Resource centre.

Educational resources

The Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA), which coordinates Australian place-naming activities, has developed an online Teacher's Lesson Pack to promote the significance of geographical place names within the community.

For further information please phone 13 QGOV (13 74 68) or contact place names 

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Last updated 10 May 2013

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