Newlands, Queensland

Newlands is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Newlands had a population of 99 people.

Geography

Starvation Creek enters from Eungella Hinterland to the east, and flows north-west to become the Bowen River. A branch of the creek forms part of the north-eastern boundary, and the river forms much of the northern boundary.
The Newlands coal mine is in the south of the locality.
The Bowen Developmental Road runs through from north to south-west.

Demographics

In the, Newlands had a population of 66 people.
In the, Newlands had a population of 99 people.

Education

There are no schools in Newlands. The nearest government primary schools are:

Scottville State School in Scottville to the north
Collinsville State School in Collinsville to the north
Eungella State School in Eungella to the south-east
Glenden State School in neighbouring Glenden to the south

The nearest government secondary schools are:

Collinsville State High School in Collinsville to the north
Glenden State School in neighbouring Glenden to the south

However, some students living near the centre of the locality would be too distant from these primary and/or secondary schools for a daily commute; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.