Cape Conway, Queensland

Cape Conway Queensland
Cape Conway (left) and Round Head (centre), looking south
Cape Conway
Coordinates	20.3527°S 148.7497°E / -20.3527; 148.7497 (Cape Conway (centre of locality))
Population	0 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.0000/km^2 (0.000/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4800
Area	309.1 km^2 (119.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	15.6 km (10 mi) S of Airlie Beach (direct) 22.5 km (14 mi) E of Proserpine (direct) 92.5 km (57 mi) NNW of Mackay (direct) 895 km (556 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)	Whitsunday
Federal division(s)	Dawson
Suburbs around Cape Conway: Cannonvale Cannon Valley Brandy Creek Airlie Beach Jubilee Pocket Mandalay Flametree Mount Rooper Mount Marlow Preston Palm Grove Cape Conway Whitsundays Conway Conway Beach Coral Sea Coral Sea

Cape Conway is a coastal locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Cape Conway had "no people or a very low population".[1]

Geography

The entire locality is within Conway National Park. The land is mountainous and undeveloped bushland. Conway Range runs along the eastern part of the locality with a number of named peaks,[3] the highest of which is High Mountain at 555 metres (1,821 ft) above sea level. High Mountain was originally noted as High Peak on a chart by Lieutenant Francis Price Blackwood (Royal Navy) in HMS Fly in 1843.[4][5]

Coastal features

The locality has the following headlands, clockwise around the coast:

• Strip Point (20.321112°S 148.814728°E / -20.321112; 148.814728 (Stripe Point))[6]
• Trammel Bay (20.3387°S 148.8195°E / -20.3387; 148.8195 (Trammel Bay))[7]
• Dugong Bay (20.3426°S 148.8196°E / -20.3426; 148.8196 (Dugong Bay))[7]
• Spit Point (20.3537°S 148.8407°E / -20.3537; 148.8407 (Spit Point))[8][9]
• Andersons Bay (20.3680°S 148.8331°E / -20.3680; 148.8331 (Andersons Bay))[7]
• Long Island Sound (20.3806°S 148.8441°E / -20.3806; 148.8441 (Long Island Sound))[7]
• Woodcutter Bay (20.3850°S 148.8296°E / -20.3850; 148.8296 (Woodcutter Bay))[7]
• Puritan Bay (20.4651°S 148.8803°E / -20.4651; 148.8803 (Puritan Bay))[7]
• Round Head (20.4780°S 148.9104°E / -20.4780; 148.9104 (Round Head))[8][10]
• Genesta Bay (20.4877°S 148.8977°E / -20.4877; 148.8977 (Genesta Bay))[7]
• Cape Conway, the most south-eastern point of the locality (20.5343°S 148.9306°E / -20.5343; 148.9306 (Cape Conway))[8][11]
• Rocky Point (20.4792°S 148.7640°E / -20.4792; 148.7640 (Rocky Point))[8][12]

• Repulse Beach (20.4773°S 148.7635°E / -20.4773; 148.7635 (Repulse Beach))[13]
• Repulse Bay (20.550°S 148.763°E / -20.550; 148.763 (Repulse Bay))[7]

Mountains

The locality has the following mountains, from north to south:

• The Hump (20.2928°S 148.7551°E / -20.2928; 148.7551 (The Hump)) 329 metres (1,079 ft)[8][14]
• Mount Hayward (20.3096°S 148.7577°E / -20.3096; 148.7577 (Mount Hayward)) 441 metres (1,447 ft)[8][15]
• Mount Maclear (20.3177°S 148.7817°E / -20.3177; 148.7817 (Mount Maclear)) 385 metres (1,263 ft)[8][16]
• Mount Conway (20.3204°S 148.7753°E / -20.3204; 148.7753 (Mount Conway)) 430 metres (1,410 ft)[8][17]
• Mount Sunter (20.3313°S 148.8027°E / -20.3313; 148.8027 (Mount Sunter)) 354 metres (1,161 ft)[8][18]
• Mount Kangaroo (20.3491°S 148.8301°E / -20.3491; 148.8301 (Mount Kangaroo)) 271 metres (889 ft)[8][19]
• High Mountain (20.3586°S 148.7936°E / -20.3586; 148.7936 (High Mountain)) 555 metres (1,821 ft)[8][20]
• Mount Proserpine (20.4414°S 148.7181°E / -20.4414; 148.7181 (Mount Proserpine)) 444 metres (1,457 ft)[8][21]
• Little Conway (20.4590°S 148.7366°E / -20.4590; 148.7366 (Little Conway)) 344 metres (1,129 ft)[8][22]

History

The locality name derives from the geographic feature Cape Conway which was named on 3 June 1770 by Lieutenant James Cook on the HM Bark Endeavour after Henry Seymour Conway, the Secretary of State for the Southern Department from 1765 to 1766 and Secretary of State for the Northern Department from 1766 to 1768.[2]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Cape Conway had "no people or a very low population".[23]

In the 2021 census, Cape Conway had "no people or a very low population".[1]

Attractions

There are two lookouts in the locality:

• Mt Haywood Lookout (20.3094°S 148.7576°E / -20.3094; 148.7576 (Mt Haywood Lookout))[24]
• Honeyeater Lookout (20.2925°S 148.6974°E / -20.2925; 148.6974 (Honeyeater Lookout))[24]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cape Conway (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Cape Conway – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46857)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
3. "Conway Range – range in Whitsunday Region (entry 8002)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
4. "High Mountain – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 15853)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
6. "Stripe Point – point in the Whitsunday Region (entry 32681)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
7. "Bays - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
8. "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
9. "Spit Point – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 31663)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
10. "Round Head – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 29154)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
11. "Cape Conway – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 8004)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
12. "Rocky Point – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 28866)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
13. "Repulse Beach – beach in Whitsunday Regional (entry 28380)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
14. "The Hump – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 33969)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
15. "Mount Hayward – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 15583)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
16. "Mount Maclear – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 20487)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
17. "Mount Conway – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 8005)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
18. "Mount Sunter – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 32866)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
19. "Mount Kangaroo – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 17705)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
20. "High Mountain – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 15853)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
21. "Mount Proserpine – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 27554)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
22. "Little Conway – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 19550)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
23. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cape Conway (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
24. "Tourist points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.