Flametree, Queensland

Flametree is a coastal locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Flametree had a population of 122 people.[1]

Flametree
Queensland
Flametree, 2004
Flametree
Coordinates20.2708°S 148.7483°E / -20.2708; 148.7483
Population122 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density40.7/km2 (105.3/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4802
Area3.0 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal Division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Flametree:
Mandalay Coral Sea Mount Rooper
Mandalay Flametree Mount Rooper
Mandalay Cape Conway Mount Rooper

Geography
Whitsunday Airport at Flametree

Although mountainous in most parts, Flametree has a narrow relatively flat valley which is used for the Whitsunday Airport (not to be confused with the larger Whitsunday Coast Airport at Proserpine). The locality is presumably named after Flame Tree Creek (formerly Adder Creek) which flows from the south-west of the locality to the north-east of the locality where there is a small sandy north-facing beach on Pioneer Bay.[3][4]

The north-west of the locality is part of Conway National Park.[4]

Shute Harbour Road passes through the locality connecting from the Bruce Highway near Proserpine through to Shute Harbour.[4]

History

Flametree comprises part of the former locality of Jubilee.[2]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Flametree (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Flametree - locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46865)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  3. "Flame Tree Creek - watercourse in the Whitsunday Region (entry 12705)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 November 2018.

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