Whitsundays, Queensland

This article is about the locality containing the island group. For the island group, see Whitsunday Islands. For the mainland town nearby, see Whitsunday.

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Whitsundays
Queensland
Whitsundays is located in Queensland
Whitsundays
Whitsundays
Coordinates20°16′45″S 148°54′51″E / 20.2791°S 148.9141°E / -20.2791; 148.9141
Population2,281 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.26239/km2 (0.67958/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4802
Area8,693.2 km2 (3,356.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal division(s)Dawson

Whitsundays is an island group locality that consists of the Whitsunday Group of islands. It is in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is off the Queensland east coast in the Coral Sea, which is a mix of inhabited and uninhabited islands.[3] In the 2021 census, Whitsundays had a population of 2,281 people.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Whitsundays – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46904)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Whitsunday Group – island group in the Whitsunday Region (entry 37379)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 November 2019.