Flametree, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Flametree
State:qld
Coordinates:-20.2708°N 148.7483°W
Pop:143
Postcode:4802
Area:2.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:8.8
Dir1:E
Dist2:31.0
Dir2:NW
Dist3:279
Dir3:SW
Dist4:1132
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Whitsunday Region
Stategov:Whitsunday
Fedgov:Dawson
Near-N:Coral Sea
Near-Ne:Mount Rooper
Near-E:Mount Rooper
Near-Se:Mount Rooper
Near-S:Cape Conway
Near-Sw:Mandalay
Near-W:Mandalay
Near-Nw:Mandalay

Flametree is a coastal locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Flametree had a population of 143 people.

Geography

Although mountainous in most parts, Flametree has a narrow, relatively flat valley which is used for the Whitsunday Airport (-20.2773°N 148.7555°W),[2] not to be confused with the larger Whitsunday Coast Airport at Proserpine.

The locality is presumably named after Flame Tree Creek (formerly Adder Creek) which flows from the south-west of the locality to the north-east of the locality where there is a small sandy north-facing beach on Pioneer Bay.[3]

The north-west of the locality is part of Conway National Park.

Proserpine-Shute Harbour Road passes through the locality connecting from the Bruce Highway near Proserpine through to Shute Harbour.

History

Flametree comprises part of the former locality of Jubilee.[1]

Demographics

In the, Flametree had a population of 122 people.

In the, Flametree had a population of 143 people.

Education

There are no schools in Flametree. The nearest government primary school is Cannonvale State School in Cannonvale to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Proserpine State High School in Proserpine to the south-west.[4]

Notes and References

  1. 9 November 2018.
  2. Web site: 22 October 2020 . Airports - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201115071531/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/f5e72c21-4f70-4cca-a22e-f2265b85ee56 . 15 November 2020 . 3 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  3. 9 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 8 September 2023 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .