Hamilton Plains, Queensland

Hamilton Plains is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Hamilton Plains had a population of 78 people.[1]

Hamilton Plains
Queensland
Hamilton Plains is located in Queensland
Hamilton Plains
Hamilton Plains
Coordinates20.3841°S 148.5788°E / -20.3841; 148.5788 (Hamilton Plains (centre of locality))
Population78 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density9.29/km2 (24.05/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

Geography

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]

History

In the 2016 census, Hamilton Plains had a population of 78 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hamilton Plains (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Hamilton Plains – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46877)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  4. Google (25 August 2022). "Hamilton Plains, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
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