Myrtlevale, Queensland

Myrtlevale
Queensland
Myrtlevale is located in Queensland
Myrtlevale
Myrtlevale
Coordinates20°19′51″S 148°33′01″E / 20.3308°S 148.5502°E / -20.3308; 148.5502 (Myrtlevale (centre of locality))
Population205 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density7.143/km2 (18.50/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4800
Area28.7 km2 (11.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Myrtlevale:
Gregory River Gregory River Gregory River
Foxdale Myrtlevale Strathdickie
Foxdale Strathdickie Strathdickie

Myrtlevale is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Myrtlevale had a population of 205 people.[1]

Geography

The locality is bounded to the south-west by the North Coast railway line, but there are no stations serving the locality.[3]

The Bruce Highway (locally known as Myrtlevale Road) enters the locality from the south (Foxdale), slightly east of the railway line. It continues northwards through the locality until it reaches the northern boundary of the locality, where it turns to the west and forms part of the northern boundary until the north-west corner of the locality where it exits to the north-west (Gregory River).[3]

A discontiguous section of the Conway National Park is in the north-east of the locality. Apart from this protected area, the land use is predominantly growing sugarcane with some grazing on native vegetation.[4]

There is a network of cane tramways to transport the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mill.[3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Myrtlevale had a population of 161 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Myrtlevale had a population of 205 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Myrtlevale. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Proserpine State School and Proserpine State High School, both in Proserpine to the south.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Myrtlevale (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Myrtlevale – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46890)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Myrtlevale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2024.