Toward the southern end of Halifax Bay are the settlements of Toolakea, Bluewater and Jalloonda, separated by Bluewater and Deep Creeks. Toolakea is a narrow, 2 km long settlement at the southern end of Toolakea Beach, and lies 4 km from the highway. A road runs out from the small town of Bluewater, located on the highway, to Bluewater Beach, while Jalloonda is reached via a 6 km long road from the highway at Yabulu, that skirts the north side of 90 m high Mount Saunders. The only store in the three settlements is at Jalloonda. Toolakea Beach (847) is 5.5 km long, beginning at the mouth of Christmas Creek. It initially faces north-east, then swings around to face north at the settlement. It ends at the mouth of Bluewater Creek. The beach is backed by a low, casuarina-covered foredune, with a 50 m wide, moderately steep high tide beach, then sandy tidal flats that vary in width from a few hundred metres off the creek mouth to 200 m along the central portion of the beach. read more

Beach Length: 5.5km