Conway Beach, Queensland

Conway Beach
Queensland
Conway Beach; Queensland
	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
Population	75 (2021 census)
• Density	83/km2 (216/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4800
Area	0.9 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	27.8 km (17 mi) SE of Proserpine ; 153 km (95 mi) NNW of Mackay ; 287 km (178 mi) SE of Townsville ; 1,128 km (701 mi) NNW of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)	Whitsunday
Federal division(s)	Dawson
	Suburbs around Conway Beach:

Conway Beach is a coastal locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Conway Beach had a population of 75 people.^[1]

Geography

The locality is bounded to the south by Repulse Bay of the Coral Sea.^[3]

History

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.^[2]^[4]

Demographics

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.^[1]

Education

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

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Conway Beach (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Conway Beach – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46861)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
^ ^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.

[Census2021-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Conway Beach (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

[qpnl-2] "Conway Beach – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46861)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

[globe-3] "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[4] "Cape Conway – cape in the Whitsunday Region (entry 8004)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

[Census2016-5] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Conway Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

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