| Type: | town |
| Campwin Beach | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -21.375°N 149.3152°W |
| Pop: | 511 |
| Postcode: | 4737 |
| Area: | 1.8 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 12.8 |
| Dir1: | ENE |
| Location1: | Sarina |
| Dist2: | 40.1 |
| Dir2: | SSE |
| Location2: | Mackay |
| Dist3: | 313 |
| Dir3: | NNW |
| Location3: | Rockhampton |
| Dist4: | 931 |
| Dir4: | NNW |
| Location4: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Mackay Region |
| Stategov: | Mirani |
| Fedgov: | Capricornia |
| Near-N: | Grasstree Beach |
| Near-Ne: | Coral Sea |
| Near-E: | Coral Sea |
| Near-Se: | Coral Sea |
| Near-S: | Sarina Beach |
| Near-Sw: | Sarina Beach |
| Near-W: | Sarina Beach |
| Near-Nw: | Sarina Beach |
Campwin Beach is a coastal town and rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Campwin Beach had a population of 511 people.
The J-shaped locality is bounded by the Coral Sea to the east, the Castrades Inlet to the north-west, and loosely by an unnamed creek to the west.[3]
The headland in the north-east has Coral Point as its northernmost point.[4] The headland area has a rocky coast with Coral Point Reef just off the north-east coast of the locality. Campwin Beach is a sand beach to the south of the rocky headland and is accessible to the public via Campwin Esplanade.
The north-east of the locality is residential (the town) while the southern part is occupied by the Campwin Beach Prawn Farm . Much of land alongside Castrades Inlet is marshland and undeveloped .
The original owners of the land were businessman James Campbell and William Winter and the town name is a combination of their surnames. The town was officially named and bounded on 30 January 2009, but name was in use earlier since at least 1930.[5]
In the, the locality of Campwin Beach had a population of 517 people.
In the, the locality of Campwin Beach had a population of 511 people.
The Campwin Bay prawn farm typically yields NaNtonne of prawns each year, which are cooked on site and auctioned through the Sydney Fish Market.[6]
There is a boat ramp into the Castrades Inlet at the end of Campwin Beach Boat Ramp Road .[7]
There are no schools in the locality. The nearest primary school is Alligator Creek State School at Alligator Creek to the north-west. The nearest secondary school is Sarina State High School in Sarina to the south-west.
