Palm Grove, Queensland

Palm Grove is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Palm Grove had a population of 86 people.[1]

Palm Grove
Queensland
Palm Grove is located in Queensland
Palm Grove
Palm Grove
Coordinates20°23′47″S 148°41′49″E / 20.3963°S 148.6969°E / -20.3963; 148.6969 (Palm Grove (centre of locality))
Population86 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density3.454/km2 (8.95/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4800
Area24.9 km2 (9.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Palm Grove:
Cape Conway Cape Conway Cape Conway
Preston Palm Grove Cape Conway
Preston Conway Cape Conway

History

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Palm Groves State School opened on 1916 but closed in 1918 due to low student numbers. On 27 January 1926 it reopened. It closed circa 1951. [3]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census Palm Grove had a population of 87 people.[4]

In the 2021 census, Palm Grove had a population of 86 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Palm Grove (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.  
  2. ^ "Palm Grove – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46892)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Palm Grove (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.