Dundowran Beach is a coastal

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in the

Fraser Coast Region The Fraser Coast Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the twin cities of Hervey Bay and Maryborough and also contains Fraser I ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the , Dundowran Beach had a population of 2,079 people.

Geography

The suburb is bounded by the bay

Hervey Bay Hervey Bay () is a city on the coast of the Fraser Coast Region of Queensland, Australia. The city is situated approximately or 3½ hours' highway drive north of the state capital, Brisbane. It is located on the Hervey Bay (Queensland), bay of ...

to the north, Grinstead Road to the east, and Pialba Burrum Heads Road to the south. The land in the west of the suburb is residential while the land is the east is still used for agriculture, a mix of crops and

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on native vegetation. The northern boundary is a long sandy beach.

History

In the , Dundowran Beach had a population of 2,079 people.

Education

There are no schools in Dundowran Beach. The nearest primary school is Yarrilee State School in Uraween to the south-east and Hervey Bay State High School in

Pialba Pialba is a coastal town and suburb of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the central business district of Hervey Bay. In the , Pialba had a population of 3,678 people. Geography Pialba is a located north of ...

to the east.

References

{{Fraser Coast Region Suburbs of Hervey Bay Coastline of Queensland