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Hamilton Plains, Queensland

Coordinates: 20°23′03″S 148°34′44″E / 20.3841°S 148.5788°E / -20.3841; 148.5788 (Hamilton Plains (centre of locality))
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Hamilton Plains
Queensland
Hamilton Plains is located in Queensland
Hamilton Plains
Hamilton Plains
Coordinates20°23′03″S 148°34′44″E / 20.3841°S 148.5788°E / -20.3841; 148.5788 (Hamilton Plains (centre of locality))
Population80 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density9.5/km2 (24.7/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4800
Area8.4 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Hamilton Plains:
Foxdale Strathdickie Mount Julian
Crystal Brook Hamilton Plains Glen Isla
Proserpine Proserpine Proserpine

Hamilton Plains is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Hamilton Plains had a population of 80 people.[1]

Geography

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The Proserpine River forms the western, southern and south-eastern boundary of the locality with Myrtle Creek forming the northern and north-eastern boundary. The land is flat and low-lying (approximately 10 metres above sea level). It is entirely freehold land used for cropping, predominantly sugarcane.[3]

The Bruce Highway traverses the locality from south to north-west. The North Coast railway line also traverses the locality from south to north-west, most of the way it runs immediately parallel and west of the highway. There is no railway station serving the locality. There is also a network of cane tramways to deliver harvested sugarcane to the mill in neighbouring Proserpine.[3]

The Proserpine–Shute Harbour Road (State Route 59) starts at an intersection with the Bruce Highway and runs north and then east through the locality.[4]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Hamilton Plains had a population of 78 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Hamilton Plains had a population of 80 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hamilton Plains (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Hamilton Plains – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46877)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Hamilton Plains, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hamilton Plains (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata