South Trees, Queensland
| South Trees Gladstone, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Qld Alumin Refinery, 2008 | |||||||||||||||
  South Trees | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°53′26″S 151°18′07″E / 23.8905°S 151.3019°ECoordinates: 23°53′26″S 151°18′07″E / 23.8905°S 151.3019°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.000/km2 (0.00/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4680 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 32.2 km2 (12.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Gladstone Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gladstone | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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South Trees is a coastal industrial suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, there were no people living in South Trees.[1]
Geography[]
South Trees is a coastal suburb facing the Auckland Channel, a waterway separated from the Coral Sea by Facing Island. The suburb consists of three non-contiguous areas of island, including the land around Parsons Point to the west of the South Trees Inlet and two islands within the South Trees Inlet, the northern one called South Trees Island while the southern one is unnamed.[3]
The suburb is used only for industrial purposes. In the Parsons Point area is the Queensland Alumina Limited refinery with a footprint of 80 hectares (200 acres) of a 3,050-hectare (7,500-acre) site. There is a causeway bridge from Parsons Point to South Trees Island where the refinery's wharf and storage facility is located.[3][4]
Road infrastructure[]
The Gladstone–Benaraby Road runs just inside or just outside the western boundary.
History[]
The suburb takes its name from South Trees Point,[2] which in turn was named about 6 August 182 by explorer Matthew Flinders on HMS Investigator on the first circumnavigation of Australia.[5]
The Queensland Alumina refinery was commissioned in 1967.[4]
Economy[]
The refinery has an annual capacity of 3,950,000 tonnes of alumina.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "South Trees (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ a b "South Trees – suburb in Gladstone Region (entry 47302)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Alumina Limited". Rio Tinto Alcan. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "South Trees Point – point in the Gladstone Region (entry 31544)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- Suburbs of Gladstone
- Coastline of Queensland
- Central Queensland geography stubs