Newlands, Queensland
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 Bowen River at Newlands, 2009 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 20°55′20″S 147°51′08″E / 20.9222°S 147.8522°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 2,938.1 km2 (1,134.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 99 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.03370/km2 (0.0873/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4804 | ||||||||||||
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Newlands is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Newlands had a population of 99 people.[2]
Geography
Starvation Creek enters from Eungella Hinterland to the east, and flows north-west to become the Bowen River. A branch of the creek forms part of the north-eastern boundary, and the river forms much of the northern boundary. The Newlands coal mine is in the south of the locality.[4]
The Bowen Developmental Road (State Route 77) runs through from north to south-west.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Newlands had a population of 66 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, Newlands had a population of 99 people.[2]
Education
There are no schools in Newlands. The nearest government primary schools are:[6]
- Scottville State School in Scottville to the north
- Collinsville State School in Collinsville to the north
- Eungella State School in Eungella to the south-east
- Glenden State School in neighbouring Glenden to the south
The nearest government secondary schools are:[6]
- Collinsville State High School (to Year 12) in Collinsville to the north
- Glenden State School (to Year 12) in neighbouring Glenden to the south
However, some students living near the centre of the locality would be too distant from these primary and/or secondary schools for a daily commute; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[6]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Newlands (Qld) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Newlands (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Newlands – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46891)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Newlands, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Newlands (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b c "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
