Hamilton Plains Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 20°23′03″S 148°34′44″E / 20.3841°S 148.5788°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 80 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 9.5/km2 (24.7/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4800 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 8.4 km2 (3.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Whitsunday Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Whitsunday | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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]
Hamilton Plains Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 20°23′03″S 148°34′44″E / 20.3841°S 148.5788°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 80 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 9.5/km2 (24.7/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4800 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 8.4 km2 (3.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Whitsunday Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Whitsunday | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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]