West Point, Queensland

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West Point
Magnetic Island,  Queensland
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West Point
West Point, Queensland
Coordinates 19°07′59″S146°46′59″E / 19.1330°S 146.7830°E / -19.1330; 146.7830 (West Point (town centre))
Population32 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density1.290/km2 (3.34/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4819
Area24.8 km2 (9.6 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) City of Townsville
State electorate(s) Townsville
Federal division(s) Herbert
Localities around West Point:
Coral Sea Coral Sea Horseshoe Bay
Coral Sea West Point Arcadia
Coral Sea Picnic Bay Nelly Bay
Footnotes [2]

West Point is an island town and suburb of Magnetic Island in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. [3] [4] In the 2021 census, the suburb of West Point had a population of 32 people. [1]

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History

West Point is the original site of the Magnetic Island Quarantine Station Reserve proclaimed in Queensland Government Gazette in 1886. [5] The station was moved to Cape Pallarenda on the mainland near Townsville in 1915, creating the Cape Pallarenda Quarantine Station (now heritage-listed). [3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the suburb of West Point had a population of 32 people. [6]

In the 2021 census, the suburb of West Point had a population of 32 people, unchanged from 2016. [1]

Education

There are no schools in West Point. The nearest primary school is in Nelly Bay on the island. The nearest secondary school is Townsville State High School in Railway Estate in the Townsville mainland. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Point (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 "West Point – town in City of Townsville (entry 37066)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "West Point – suburb in City of Townsville (entry 44651)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Reserve for Quarantine Station, Magnetic Island, Townsville". Queensland Government Gazette . 1886. p. 39:1957.
  6. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "West Point (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  7. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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