Conway Beach, Queensland
| Conway Beach Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 View from the cliff at low tide, Conway Beach, 1937-1938 | |||||||||||||||
  Conway Beach | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°28′29″S 148°44′49″E / 20.4747°S 148.7469°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4800 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 0.9 km2 (0.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Whitsunday Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Whitsunday | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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Conway Beach is a coastal locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the 2021 census, Conway Beach had a population of 75 people.[2]
Geography[edit]
The locality is bounded to the south by Repulse Bay of the Coral Sea.[3]
History[edit]
The locality takes its name from Cape Conway which was in turn named after politician Henry Seymour Conway on 3 June 1770 by Lieutenant James Cook, captain of HMS Endeavour.[1][4]
Demographics[edit]
In the 2016 census, Conway Beach had a population of 80 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, Conway Beach had a population of 75 people.[2]
Education[edit]
There are no schools in Conway Beach. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Proserpine State School and Proserpine State High School, both in Proserpine to the north-west.[3]
References[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conway Beach, Queensland.
- ^ a b "Conway Beach – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46861)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Conway Beach (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Cape Conway – cape in the Whitsunday Region (entry 8004)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Conway Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
