K'gari, also known as Fraser Island, is a locality on the island of K'gari in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality then known as Fraser Island (and not the island as a whole) had a population of 182 people.
History
Sandy Cape Provisional School opened circa 1874 and closed circa 1915.
Wungoolba State School opened in 1920 and closed circa 1921.
North White Cliffs State School opened on 1921 and closed in 1925.
Fraser Island Provisional School opened on 13 July 1937 and closed in 1941.
The locality, comprising most but not all of the land on the island of K'gari, then called Fraser Island, was created in the Fraser Coast Region in Queensland.
On 7 June 2023, both the geographical feature and the locality were officially renamed K'gari.
Geography
The island of K'gari (previously known as Fraser Island) is divided into two localities: this K'gari locality consisting of most of the land and the locality of Eurong on the east coast of the island.
Happy Valley is the only town in the locality (), located on the east coast of the locality, north of Eurong.
Almost all of the locality is within the Great Sandy National Park except for isolated pockets of development at Orchid Beach, Maheno Beach, Happy Valley, Dilli Village, Kingfisher Bay Resort and near Moon Point.
Mountains and valleys
The locality has the following mountains, sand dunes, and valleys: