Palm Grove, Queensland

Suburb of Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia

20°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)4800Area24.9 km² (9.6 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)LGA(s)Whitsunday RegionState 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

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]

History

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

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

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