Armstrong Beach, Queensland

Armstrong Beach
Armstrong Beach
Town
	Armstrong Beach
	Interactive map of Armstrong Beach
	Coordinates: 21°27′09″S 149°17′26″E / 21.4525°S 149.2905°E
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
LGA	Mackay Region;
Location	9.8 km (6.1 mi) ESE of Sarina; 46.4 km (28.8 mi) S of Mackay; 919 km (571 mi) NNW of Brisbane;
Government
• State electorate	Mirani;
• Federal division	Capricornia;
Area
• Total	21.4 km2 (8.3 sq mi)
Population
• Total	903 (2021 census)
• Density	42.20/km2 (109.29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode	4737
	Localities around Armstrong Beach

Armstrong Beach is a coastal town and a locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2]^[3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Armstrong Beach had a population of 903 people.^[1]

Geography

The waters of the Coral Sea form the eastern boundary.^[4]

The locality was mistakenly named and bounded on 4 June 1999 as Armstrong Creek but was corrected on 19 November 1999 to be Armstrong Beach.^[3]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Armstrong Beach had a population of 863 people.^[5]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Armstrong Beach had a population of 903 people.^[1]

There are no schools in Armstrong Beach. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Sarina State School and Sarina State High School, both in neighbouring Sarina to the west.^[6]