Hawkwood, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Hawkwood
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.8302°N 150.8705°W
Pop:34
Postcode:4626
Area:1186.3
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:North Burnett Region
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Cheltenham
Near-Ne:Dykehead
Near-E:Brovinia
Near-Se:Monogorilby
Cadarga
Near-S:Cadarga
Near-Sw:Auburn
Near-W:Auburn
Near-Nw:Sujeewong

Hawkwood is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Hawkwood had a population of 34 people.

Geography

Auburn River National Park is in the north-east of the locality (-25.72°N 151.0531°W) extending into neighbouring Dykehead.[2] Other protected areas in the locality are Delembra State Forest in the north-east of the locality and Koko State Forest in the south which extends into neighbouring Kragra.

Excluding the protected areas, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.

Hawkwood has the following mountains:

Hawkwood Road is the major route through the locality, entering from the north-west (Dykehead) and exiting to the south-west (Auburn).

Demographics

In the Hawkwood had a population of 27 people.

In the, Hawkwood had a population of 34 people.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including:[6]

Transport

Hawkwood Airstrip is near the Hawkwood homestead (-25.7725°N 150.8068°W).[7]

Notes and References

  1. 28 December 2020.
  2. 2 January 2021.
  3. Web site: 12 November 2020. Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9. 25 November 2020. 25 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  4. 25 November 2020.
  5. 25 November 2020.
  6. Web site: 18 November 2020. Homesteads - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124212526/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79. 24 November 2020. 24 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  7. Web site: 22 October 2020. Heliports and landing grounds - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201116140611/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/1646c12e-0c31-42d3-a156-9891b01e938a. 16 November 2020. 3 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.