Conway Beach, Queensland
Suburb of Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia
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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]
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View from the cliff at low tide, Conway Beach, 1937-1938 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 20.4747°S 148.7469°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 0.9 km2 (0.35 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 75 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 83/km2 (216/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4800 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
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]
