Hawkwood, Queensland

Hawkwood is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Hawkwood had a population of 34 people.^[1]

Hawkwood Queensland
Hawkwood
Coordinates	25.8302°S 150.8705°E / -25.8302; 150.8705 (Hawkwood (centre of locality))
Population	34 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.0287/km2 (0.0742/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4626
Area	1,186.3 km2 (458.0 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	North Burnett Region
State electorate(s)	Callide
Federal division(s)	Flynn
Suburbs around Hawkwood: Sujeewong Cheltenham Dykehead Auburn Hawkwood Brovinia Auburn Cadarga Monogorilby Cadarga

Geography

Auburn River National Park is in the north-east of the locality (25.7200°S 151.0531°E / -25.7200; 151.0531 (Auburn River National Park)) extending into neighbouring Dykehead.^[3] Other protected areas in the locality are Delembra State Forest in the north-east of the locality (25.7368°S 150.9882°E / -25.7368; 150.9882 (Delembra State Forest)) and Koko State Forest in the south (25.9683°S 150.8708°E / -25.9683; 150.8708 (Koko State Forest)) which extends into neighbouring Kragra.^[4]

Excluding the protected areas, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.^[4]

Hawkwood has the following mountains:

• Mount Redhead in the east of the locality (25.8378°S 150.9094°E / -25.8378; 150.9094 (Mount Redhead)) 490 metres (1,610 ft) above sea level^[5][6]
• Mount Saul near the centre of the locality (25.8464°S 150.8096°E / -25.8464; 150.8096 (Mount Saul)) 320 metres (1,050 ft) above sea level^[5][7]

Hawkwood Road is the major route through the locality, entering from the north-west (Dykehead) and exiting to the south-west (Auburn).^[4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census Hawkwood had a population of 27 people.^[8]

In the 2021 census, Hawkwood had a population of 34 people.^[1]

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including:^[9]

• Hawkwood (25.7753°S 150.8117°E / -25.7753; 150.8117 (Hawkwood (homestead)))
• Hillgrove (25.9356°S 150.7229°E / -25.9356; 150.7229 (Hillgrove (homestead)))
• Well Station (25.8953°S 150.9301°E / -25.8953; 150.9301 (Well Station (homestead)))

Transport

Hawkwood Airstrip is near the Hawkwood homestead (25.7725°S 150.8068°E / -25.7725; 150.8068 (Hawkwood Airstrip)).^[10]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hawkwood (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Hawkwood – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45365)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
3. "Auburn River National Park – national park in the North Burnett Region (entry 992)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
5. "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
6. "Mount Redhead – mountain in North Burnett Region (entry 28269)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
7. "Mount Saul – mountain in North Burnett Region (entry 29983)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hawkwood (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
9. "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
10. "Heliports and landing grounds - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.