Preston Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 20°23′13″S 148°39′25″E / 20.3869°S 148.6569°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 346 ( SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4800 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 42.7 km2 (16.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Whitsunday Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Whitsunday | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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Preston is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Preston had a population of 346 people. [3]
The town of Bonavista is within the south of the locality ( 20°22′55″S 148°39′04″E / 20.382°S 148.651°E). [4]
The locality is bounded to the west and south by the Proserpine River. [5]
The main road route through the locality is Conway Road which enters the locality from the north-west ( Mount Julian / Mount Marlow), passes through the town of Bonavista, and then exits to the south-east ( Conway / Palm Grove). [5]
The elevation ranges from 10 to 270 metres (33 to 886 ft). The lower-lying land is mostly in the west of the locality and is used for growing sugarcane. There is a cane tramway to transport the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mill. The higher land are mostly used for grazing on native vegetation. [5]
The town of Bonavista was originally called Conway, which was derived from Cape Conway, which was named on 3 June 1770 by Lieutenant James Cook, commander of HMS Endeavour, after British Secretary of State for the Southern Department, Henry Seymour Conway. The town was renamed Bonavista from 3 January 1961. [4] However, the road to the town is still called Conway Road. [5]
In the 2016 census, Preston had a population of 296 people. [6]
In the 2021 census, Preston had a population of 346 people. [3]
There are no schools in Preston. The nearest government primary schools are Proserpine State School in Proserpine to the west and Cannonvale State School in Cannonvale to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Proserpine State High School, also in Proserpine. [7]