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]
| 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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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
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- ^ 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.
