Bowen, Queensland
| Bowen Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°00′37″S 148°14′30″E / 20.0102°S 148.2416°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 11,205 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 6.7835/km2 (17.5692/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4805 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,651.8 km2 (637.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Whitsunday Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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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).