Newlands Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 20°55′20″S 147°51′08″E / 20.9222°S 147.8522°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 66 ( 2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.02246/km2 (0.0582/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4804 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 2,938.1 km2 (1,134.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Whitsunday Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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Newlands is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Newlands had a population of 66 people. [1]
Starvation Creek enters from Eungella Hinterland to the east, and flows north-west to become the Bowen River. A branch of the creek forms part of the north-eastern boundary, and the river forms much of the northern boundary. The Newlands coal mine is in the south of the locality. [3]
The Bowen Developmental Road (State Route 77) runs through from north to south-west.