Conway Beach, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Conway Beach
State:qld
Coordinates:-20.4747°N 148.7469°W
Pop:75
Postcode:4800
Area:0.9
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:27.8
Dir1:SE
Location1:Proserpine
Dist2:153
Dir2:NNW
Location2:Mackay
Dist3:287
Dir3:SE
Location3:Townsville
Dist4:1128
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Whitsunday Region
Stategov:Whitsunday
Fedgov:Dawson
Near-N:Conway
Near-Ne:Conway
Near-E:Conway
Near-Se:Cape Conway
Near-S:Repulse Bay
Near-Sw:Repulse Bay
Near-W:Wilson Beach
Near-Nw:Conway

Conway Beach is a coastal locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Conway Beach had a population of 75 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the south by Repulse Bay of the Coral Sea.

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 .[1] [2]

Demographics

In the, Conway Beach had a population of 80 people.

In the, Conway Beach had a population of 75 people.

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.

Notes and References

  1. 30 May 2019.
  2. 2 June 2019.