| Cape Hillsborough Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Cape Hillsborough | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°54′49″S149°01′42″E / 20.9136°S 149.0283°E Coordinates: 20°54′49″S149°01′42″E / 20.9136°S 149.0283°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 44 (2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.76/km2 (9.74/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4740 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Whitsunday | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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Cape Hillsborough is a coastal locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Cape Hillsborough had a population of 44 people. [1]
Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs.
The Mackay Region is a local government area located in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas with modern histories extending back as far as 1869.
Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).
