| Type: | suburb |
| Whitsundays | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -20.2791°N 148.9141°W |
| Pop: | 2281 |
| Postcode: | 4802 |
| Area: | 8693.2 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Lga: | Whitsunday Region |
| Stategov: | Whitsunday |
| Fedgov: | Dawson |
| Near-N: | Coral Sea |
| Near-Ne: | Coral Sea |
| Near-E: | Coral Sea |
| Near-Sw: | Bloomsbury |
| Near-W: | Airlie Beach Cannonvale Cape Gloucester Conway Beach Goorganga Plains Flametree Wilson Beach Mount Rooper Mandalay Shute Harbour Woodwark Cape Conway Lethebrook |
| Near-Nw: | Coral Sea--> |
Whitsundays is an island group locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] It consists of the Whitsunday Group of islands off the Queensland east coast in the Coral Sea, which is a mix of inhabited and uninhabited islands.[2] In the, Whitsundays had a population of 2,281 people.
The larger islands in the locality include, from north to south:
The most populous island is Hamilton Island which recorded 1,867 people in the (82% of the locality's population.
In addition to the island, the locality includes a small area of mainland Queensland near the Airlie Sports Park.
In the, Whitsundays had a population of 2,269 people.
In the, Whitsundays had a population of 2,281 people.
Hayman Island State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Hayman Island (-20.0565°N 148.8873°W).[3] [4] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 6 students with 2 teachers and 0 non-teaching staff.[5]
Hamilton Island State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Hamilton Island (-20.3452°N 148.953°W).[3] [6] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 56 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[5]