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Conway Beach, Queensland

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Coordinates: 20°28′29″S 148°44′49″E / 20.4747°S 148.7469°E / -20.4747; 148.7469
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Conway Beach
Queensland
Conway Beach is located in Queensland
Conway Beach
Conway Beach
Coordinates20°28′29″S 148°44′49″E / 20.4747°S 148.7469°E / -20.4747; 148.7469
Population80 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4800
Area0.9 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
LGA(s)Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal division(s)Dawson

Conway Beach is a coastal locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Conway Beach had a population of 80 people.[1]

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][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Conway Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Conway Beach – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46861)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Cape Conway – cape in the Whitsunday Region (entry 8004)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 June 2019.


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