| Bowen Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Top: Playground at Bowen Foreshore, Middle left: Bowen Foreshore, Middle right: Walkway along Santa Barbara parade, Bottom left: Muller's Lagoon, Bottom right: Bowen Skatebowl | |||||||||||||||
  Bowen | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°00′37″S 148°14′30″E / 20.0102°S 148.2416°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 11,205 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 6.7835/km2 (17.5692/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4805 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,651.8 km2 (637.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Whitsunday Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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Bowen is a coastal town and locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Bowen had a population of 11,205 people.[1]
The locality contains two other towns:
- Heronvale (20°06′25″S 148°17′36″E / 20.107°S 148.2933°E)[4]
- Merinda (20°00′59″S 148°09′53″E / 20.0164°S 148.1647°E).[5]
The Abbot Point coal shipping port is also within the locality (19°52′54″S 148°04′46″E / 19.8816°S 148.0795°E).[6][7]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Census2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Bowen – town in Whitsunday Region (entry 4104)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Bowen – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 49069)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Heronvale – town in Whitsunday Region (entry 15796)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Merinda – town in the Whitsunday Region (entry 21625)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Abbot Point – headland in the Whitsunday Region (entry 14)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 July 2017.