Deepwater, Queensland

Deepwater is a coastal locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Deepwater had a population of 206 people.[1]

Deepwater
Queensland
Deepwater
Coordinates24.3958°S 151.9486°E / -24.3958; 151.9486
Population206 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.7450/km2 (1.930/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4674
Area276.5 km2 (106.8 sq mi)
LGA(s)Gladstone Region
State electorate(s)Burnett
Federal Division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Deepwater:
Round Hill Agnes Water Coral Sea
Oyster Creek Deepwater Coral Sea
Baffle Creek Baffle Creek Rules Beach

Geography

Broadwater Creek and Blackwater Creek flow through the locality merging just before entering the Coral Sea. The Broadwater Conservation Park lies between the creek and the ocean. The north of the locality is within the Deepwater National Park.[3]

History

The locality was named and bounded on 9 April 1999.[2]

On 26 November 2018, the Queensland Government ordered the evacuation of Baffle Creek, Deepwater and Rules Beach due to a "dangerous and unpredictable" bushfire 50-kilometre (31 mi) wide and covering 5,000 hectares (12,000 acres) with flames of 10 to 12 metres (33 to 39 ft) high during an extreme heatwave.[4]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Deepwater (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Deepwater – locality in Gladstone Region (entry 46602)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  4. Williams, Patrick (26 November 2018). "Queensland bushfire sparks warning for people in Deepwater and Baffle Creek to 'evacuate immediately'". ABC News. Retrieved 26 November 2018.


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