Bowen, Queensland
Bowen | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Top: Playground at Bowen Foreshore, Middle left: Bowen Foreshore, Middle right: Walkway along Santa Barbara parade, Bottom left: Muller's Lagoon, Bottom right: Bowen Skatebowl | |||||||||||||
Bowen | |||||||||||||
Interactive map of Bowen | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 20°00′37″S 148°14′30″E / 20.0102°S 148.2416°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| LGA | |||||||||||||
| Location |
| ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • State electorate | |||||||||||||
| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 1,651.8 km2 (637.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 11,205 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 6.7835/km2 (17.5692/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4805 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 28.5 °C (83.3 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 19.8 °C (67.6 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 1,009.6 mm (39.75 in) | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
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″S 148°17′36″E / 20.107°S 148.2933°E)
- Merinda (20°00′59″S 148°09′53″E / 20.0164°S 148.1647°E).
The Abbot Point coal shipping port is also within the locality (19°52′54″S 148°04′46″E / 19.8816°S 148.0795°E).