Cape Conway, QLD 4800
Mackay Regional CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 4800
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What to know about Cape Conway
Cape Conway (4800) sits in the Mackay region of Queensland.
Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Cape Conway scores 0/100 on walkability, which makes it car-dependent with limited public transport. Plan for two cars in a typical household, especially if work isn't local.
Summer days here average around 30°C (warm), winter mornings around 14°C (mild). Annual rainfall lands at about 1,749 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Schooling within or near the suburb covers 2 government primary, 1 Catholic, 1 independent.
Schools in Cape Conway
Schools serving Cape Conway: government first, then Catholic and independent.
Government schools
Cannonvale State School
Hamilton Island State School
Non-government schools
Whitsunday Christian College
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Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 0/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 0/100
Very car dependent. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Crime and safety
30,153 offences recorded in 2026 across the Mackay Regional Council LGA
QLD Police publishes these figures only for the whole Mackay Regional Council, which may include suburbs with very different crime profiles. Quieter residential pockets likely have lower rates than the total suggests; busier areas may have higher.
Top offence categories
Source: State Police Open Data
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 1,749 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 30.6°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 14.0°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Cape Conway
- What is the Cape Conway postcode?
- Cape Conway is in the 4800 postcode, in QLD, in the Mackay Regional Council region.
- Where is Cape Conway?
- Cape Conway is a suburb in the Mackay Regional Council area, QLD 4800.
- What schools are in Cape Conway?
- There are 4 schools serving Cape Conway on this page, including Cannonvale State School, Whitsunday Christian College, Hamilton Island State School.
- How walkable is Cape Conway?
- Cape Conway has a Walk Score of 0 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 0.
- What suburbs are near Cape Conway?
- Cape Conway is close to Conway Beach, Palm Grove, Long Island, Conway, Wilson Beach.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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