ands . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁town ship ▁is ▁small ▁having ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 3 1 8 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁its ▁relative ▁isol ation ▁makes ▁Ke ppel ▁S ands ▁a ▁significant ▁community ▁centre ▁for ▁people ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁surrounding ▁rural ▁areas ▁of ▁Jos kele igh , ▁Co ow ong a , ▁T ung am ull , ▁and ▁C aw ar ral . ▁ ▁Direct ly ▁off sh ore ▁and ▁visible ▁from ▁most ▁se as ide ▁towns ▁on ▁the ▁Cap ric orn ▁Coast ▁is ▁the ▁popular ▁tour ist ▁destination , ▁Great ▁Ke ppel ▁Island . ▁ ▁Do z ens ▁of ▁smaller ▁islands ▁and ▁at oll s ▁also ▁dot ▁the ▁coast line . ▁ ▁Sub - reg ions ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁Cap ric orn ▁Coast , ▁its ▁ge ography ▁and ▁dem ograph ics ▁are ▁diverse , ▁however ▁the ▁region ▁has ▁four ▁distinct ▁sections ▁within ▁it . ▁ ▁Northern ▁– ▁From ▁Stan age ▁Bay ▁to ▁B ung und ar ra ; ▁very ▁low ▁population , ▁areas ▁of ▁wet lands , ▁rain for ests , ▁and ▁large ▁sw ath es ▁of ▁protected ▁areas ; ▁ ▁Central ▁– ▁ ▁South ▁of ▁B ung und ar ra ▁to ▁Z il zie ; ▁major ▁population ▁areas , ▁be aches , ▁urban , ▁and ▁semi - r ural ; ▁ ▁Southern ▁– ▁South ▁and ▁in land ▁from ▁Z il zie ▁to ▁the ▁Fitz roy ▁River ; ▁low ▁population , ▁be aches , ▁tid al ▁fl ats , ▁rural , ▁village - type ▁communities ;