Campwin Beach, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Campwin Beach
State:qld
Coordinates:-21.375°N 149.3152°W
Pop:511
Postcode:4737
Area:1.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:12.8
Dir1:ENE
Location1:Sarina
Dist2:40.1
Dir2:SSE
Location2:Mackay
Dist3:313
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Rockhampton
Dist4:931
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Mackay Region
Stategov:Mirani
Fedgov:Capricornia
Near-N:Grasstree Beach
Near-Ne:Coral Sea
Near-E:Coral Sea
Near-Se:Coral Sea
Near-S:Sarina Beach
Near-Sw:Sarina Beach
Near-W:Sarina Beach
Near-Nw:Sarina Beach

Campwin Beach is a coastal town and rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Campwin Beach had a population of 511 people.

Geography

The J-shaped locality is bounded by the Coral Sea to the east, the Castrades Inlet to the north-west, and loosely by an unnamed creek to the west.[3]

The headland in the north-east has Coral Point as its northernmost point.[4] The headland area has a rocky coast with Coral Point Reef just off the north-east coast of the locality. Campwin Beach is a sand beach to the south of the rocky headland and is accessible to the public via Campwin Esplanade.

The north-east of the locality is residential (the town) while the southern part is occupied by the Campwin Beach Prawn Farm . Much of land alongside Castrades Inlet is marshland and undeveloped .

History

The original owners of the land were businessman James Campbell and William Winter and the town name is a combination of their surnames. The town was officially named and bounded on 30 January 2009, but name was in use earlier since at least 1930.[5]

Demographics

In the, the locality of Campwin Beach had a population of 517 people.

In the, the locality of Campwin Beach had a population of 511 people.

Economy

The Campwin Bay prawn farm typically yields NaNtonne of prawns each year, which are cooked on site and auctioned through the Sydney Fish Market.[6]

Amenities

There is a boat ramp into the Castrades Inlet at the end of Campwin Beach Boat Ramp Road .[7]

Education

There are no schools in the locality. The nearest primary school is Alligator Creek State School at Alligator Creek to the north-west. The nearest secondary school is Sarina State High School in Sarina to the south-west.

External links

Notes and References

  1. 18 September 2020.
  2. 18 September 2020.
  3. 21 October 2020.
  4. 21 October 2020.
  5. News: 6 December 1930. THE YOUNG FOLK. CXXIX. 54 (METROPOLITAN EDITION). The Australasian. 4,274. Victoria, Australia. 21 October 2020. National Library of Australia. 13 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220613062048/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/140836320. live.
  6. Winter 2011. Mackay Mini Tornado. Austasia Aquaculture. 25. 2. 18-19.
  7. Web site: March 27, 2020. Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland. 2020-10-21. Open Data Portal. Queensland Government. en-AU. 22 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022213647/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/recreational-boating-facilities-queensland/resource/469781bb-0235-4630-9c38-522e5528b0c7. live.