Hideaway Bay, Queensland

Hideaway Bay is a coastal town and locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census the locality of Hideaway Bay had a population of 205 people.[1]

Hideaway Bay
Queensland
Hideaway Bay
Coordinates20.0789°S 148.4827°E / -20.0789; 148.4827 (Hideaway Bay (town centre))
Population205 (2016 census locality)[1]
 • Density228/km2 (590/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4800
Area0.9 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal Division(s)Dawson
Localities around Hideaway Bay:
Cape Gloucester Coral Sea Coral Sea
Cape Gloucester Hideaway Bay Coral Sea
Cape Gloucester Cape Gloucester Dingo Beach

Geography

There is a long sandy beach along the coastline with Shoal Bay (20.0775°S 148.4862°E / -20.0775; 148.4862 (Shoal Bay)) off the coast .[4][5] The locality is accessed via Hydeaway Road.[6]

The land use is residential.[6]

History

The town was officially named on 2 December 1989.[2] The locality was officially named and bounded on 28 January 2000.[3]

In the 2016 census the locality of Hideaway Bay had a population of 205 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Hideaway Bay. The nearest primary school is Proserpine State School in Proserpine to the south. The nearest secondary school is Prosperine State High School in Prosperine.[6] Hideaway Bay has a large Sports Park with a Synthetic Grass Tennis Court, undercover two rink bowling green and club house.[7]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hideaway Bay (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Hideaway Bay – town in Whitsunday Region (entry 15845)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. "Hideaway Bay – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46878)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  4. "Bays - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. "Shoal Bay – bay in the Whitsunday Region (entry 30758)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  7. https://www.google.com/search?q=hydeaway%20bay%20bowls%20club&oq=Hydeaway+bay+bowls+club&aqs=chrome.0.35i39i457j69i61l3.23183j0j7&sourceid=chrome&tbs=lf:1,lf_ui:2&tbm=lcl&sxsrf=ALeKk02yzjjXmMJBxx_nffjiWnq9_VyfDw:1609287688245&rflfq=1&num=10&rldimm=7021149808290885363&lqi=ChdoeWRlYXdheSBiYXkgYm93bHMgY2x1YlolCgpib3dscyBjbHViIhdoeWRlYXdheSBiYXkgYm93bHMgY2x1Yg&ved=2ahUKEwiX4v7nt_TtAhWGzTgGHQ_6BCUQvS4wAHoECAEQIA&rlst=f#rlfi=hd:;si:7021149808290885363,l,ChdoeWRlYXdheSBiYXkgYm93bHMgY2x1YlolCgpib3dscyBjbHViIhdoeWRlYXdheSBiYXkgYm93bHMgY2x1Yg;mv:[[-20.0843523,148.4927531],[-20.0954649,148.4849634]];tbs:lrf:!1m4!1u3!2m2!3m1!1e1!1m4!1u16!2m2!16m1!1e1!1m4!1u16!2m2!16m1!1e2!2m1!1e16!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:2
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