Armstrong Beach, Queensland
Town in Queensland, Australia
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Armstrong Beach is a coastal town and a locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Armstrong Beach had a population of 903 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 21.4525°S 149.2905°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 21.4 km2 (8.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 903 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 42.20/km2 (109.29/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4737 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
History
The locality was mistakenly named and bounded on 4 June 1999 as Armstrong Creek but was corrected on 19 November 1999 to be Armstrong Beach.[3]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, the locality of Armstrong Beach had a population of 863 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Armstrong Beach had a population of 903 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Armstrong Beach. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Sarina State School and Sarina State High School, both in neighbouring Sarina to the west.[6]
