Campwin Beach, Queensland
Town in Queensland, Australia
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Campwin Beach is a coastal town and rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Campwin Beach had a population of 511 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 21.375°S 149.3152°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 1.8 km2 (0.69 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 511 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 284/km2 (735/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4737 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
The J-shaped locality is bounded by the Coral Sea to the east, the Castrades Inlet (21.37611°S 149.3100°E) to the north-west, and loosely by an unnamed creek to the west.[4][5]
The headland in the north-east has Coral Point (21.3692°S 149.3181°E) as its northernmost point.[6] The headland area has a rocky coast with Coral Point Reef (21.3721°S 149.3194°E) just off the north-east coast of the locality. Campwin Beach is a sand beach to the south of the rocky headland (21.3749°S 149.3165°E) and is accessible to the public via Campwin Esplanade.[4]
The north-east of the locality is residential (the town) while the southern part is occupied by the Campwin Beach Prawn Farm (21.3825°S 149.3048°E). Much of land alongside Castrades Inlet is marshland and undeveloped (21.3772°S 149.3024°E).[4]
History
Demographics
In the 2016 census, the locality of Campwin Beach had a population of 517 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Campwin Beach had a population of 511 people.[1]
Economy
The Campwin Bay prawn farm typically yields 70 to 100 tonnes (77 to 110 tons) of prawns each year, which are cooked on site and auctioned through the Sydney Fish Market.[9]
Amenities
There is a boat ramp into the Castrades Inlet at the end of Campwin Beach Boat Ramp Road (21.3744°S 149.312702°E).[4][10]
Education
There are no schools in the locality. The nearest government primary school is Alligator Creek State School at Alligator Creek to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Sarina State High School in Sarina to the south-west.[4]
