Bowen, Queensland

Bowen is a coastal town and locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Bowen had a population of 11,205 people.

The locality contains two other towns:

• Heronvale (20°06′25″S148°17′36″E / 20.107°S 148.2933°E / -20.107; 148.2933 (Heronvale, Queensland))
• Merinda (20°00′59″S148°09′53″E / 20.0164°S 148.1647°E / -20.0164; 148.1647 (Merinda, Queensland)).

The Abbot Point coal shipping port is also within the locality (19°52′54″S148°04′46″E / 19.8816°S 148.0795°E / -19.8816; 148.0795 (Abbot Point)).