Grasstree Beach, Queensland

Grasstree Beach is a coastal locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Grasstree Beach had a population of 745 people.[1] It contains two towns, Grasstree in the centre of the locality (21.3619°S 149.2939°E / -21.3619; 149.2939 (Grasstree)) and Zelma on the coast (21.3636°S 149.30722°E / -21.3636; 149.30722 (Zelma)).[3][4]

Grasstree Beach
Queensland
Grasstree Beach
Coordinates21.345°S 149.2675°E / -21.345; 149.2675
Population745 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density40.93/km2 (106.0/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4740
Area18.2 km2 (7.0 sq mi)
LGA(s)Mackay Region
State electorate(s)Mirani
Federal Division(s)Capricornia
Suburbs around Grasstree Beach:
Alligator Creek Hay Point Coral Sea
Sarina Grasstree Beach Coral Sea
Sarina Sarina Beach Campwin Beach

History

The town of Grasstree first appears on an 1891 survey plan.[3] Grass Tree Provisional School opened circa 1892 and closed in 1899. It reopened in 1901 and closed permanently in 1905 due to low student numbers.[5]

The town of Zelma first appears on a 1935 survey plan.[4]

The locality was named and bounded on 4 June 1999.[2]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Grasstree Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Grasstree Beach – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46790)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  3. "Grasstree – population centre in Mackay Region (entry 14642)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  4. "Zelma – population centre in Mackay Region (entry 38834)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0


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