Urangan, Queensland
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Urangan, Queensland

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Urangan is a coastal suburb of the city of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Urangan had a population of 10,988 people.

The locality is bounded to the north by Hervey Bay (the bay not the town, 25°00′13″S 152°50′36″E / 25.00361°S 152.84333°E / -25.00361; 152.84333 (Hervey Bay (bay))) and to the east by the northern end of the Great Sandy Strait (and beyond it, Fraser Island).

Dayman Point is a headland (25°17′03″S 152°54′18″E / 25.2843°S 152.9050°E / -25.2843; 152.9050 (Dayman Point))

Shelly Beach is a beach that extends into neighbouring Torquay (25°16′54″S 152°52′58″E / 25.2816°S 152.8828°E / -25.2816; 152.8828 (Shelly Beach)).

Urangan Boat Harbour is a harbour (25°17′45″S 152°54′38″E / 25.2958°S 152.9105°E / -25.2958; 152.9105 (Urangan Boat Harbour)).

Hervey Bay Airport is in the south-west of the suburb with the runway extending into neighbouring Wondunna to the east.

The name Urangan is derived from Kabi language, either from the word yuangan meaning dugong, or yerengen meaning small shell fish.

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