Mandalay is a coastal
locality
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* Locality (linguistics)
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in the
Whitsunday Region
The Whitsunday Region is a local government area located in North Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by two previous local government areas with a history extending back to the establishment of regional local government ...
,
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
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, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
In the , Mandalay had a population of 337 people.
Geography
Mandalay is mostly mountainous undeveloped terrain except for some lowland in the south-west of the locality. The residential development is predominantly in the lowland area or along the north-west coast accessed via Mandalay Road. Shute Harbour Road forms the southern boundary of the locality. The northernmost and southernmost parts of the locality are within the
Conway National Park
Conway is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 911 km northwest of Brisbane. The park's main feature is the Conway Peninsula which is covered by the largest area of lowland tropical rainforest in Queensland outside Tropical North Queen ...
.
The
Proserpine–Shute Harbour Road
Proserpine–Shute Harbour Road is a continuous road route in the Whitsunday local government area of Queensland, Australia. The route is designated as State Route 59. It is a state-controlled regional road (number 851).
Route description
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(State Route 59) passes through the locality from south to east.
History
Mandalay comprises part of the former locality of Jubilee.
[ The name Mandalay presumably derives from the name of its northern headland Mandalay Point, which in turn is believed to be named by George Sax who resided at the point for about ten years from 1937.
]
Amenities
The Whitsunday Sports Park (also known as the Airlie Sports Park) is in the most western part of the locality on Shute Harbour Road.
References
{{Whitsunday Region
Whitsunday Region
Coastline of Queensland
Localities in Queensland