Hamilton Plains is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Hamilton Plains had a population of 78 people.[1]

Hamilton Plains Queensland
Hamilton Plains
Coordinates	20.3841°S 148.5788°E / -20.3841; 148.5788 (Hamilton Plains (centre of locality))
Population	78 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	9.29/km2 (24.05/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4800
Area	8.4 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)	Whitsunday
Federal division(s)	Dawson
Suburbs around Hamilton Plains: Foxdale Strathdickie Mount Julian Crystal Brook Hamilton Plains Glen Isla Proserpine Proserpine Proserpine

Geography

The Proserpine River forms the western, southern and south-eastern boundary of the locality with Myrtle Creek forming the northern and north-eastern boundary. The land is flat and low-lying (approximately 10 metres above sea level). It is entirely freehold land used for cropping, predominantly sugarcane.[3]

The Bruce Highway traverses the locality from south to north-west. The North Coast railway line also traverses the locality from south to north-west, most of the way it runs immediately parallel and west of the highway. There is no railway station serving the locality. There is also a network of cane tramways to deliver harvested sugarcane to the mill in neighbouring Proserpine.[3]

The Proserpine–Shute Harbour Road (State Route 59) starts at an intersection with the Bruce Highway and runs north and then east through the locality.[4]

History

In the 2016 census, Hamilton Plains had a population of 78 people.[1]

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