Other Definitions
Other names for regions are also in popular usage, for example by other government agencies and in various maps of regions of Queensland. The state also contains some smaller regions within those discussed above which are not necessarily used for statistical purposes, but which are distinct in terms of their geography, economy or demographic characteristics. Other regions in Queensland include:
- Tropical Queensland - The area of the state north of latitude 23.5 degrees South.
- Tropical North Queensland - The area of the state north of Mackay.
- "The Outback" - refers generally to Queensland arid inland regions.
- Whitsunday Islands - group of islands within the Mackay region. Popular tourist destination. The region includes the coastal community of Airlie Beach, and sometimes refers also to Proserpine.
- Torres Strait Islands - between the northern tip of Queensland and Papua New Guinea
- Atherton Tableland - fertile agricultural district in Far North Queensland - Cairns hinterland.
- Granite Belt - an area of south-east Queensland centred around the town of Stanthorpe.
- Border Rivers - near the border between New South Wales and Queensland.
- Capricorn Coast - a section of the Central Queensland coastline.
- Maranoa - A district that is sometimes referred to as the Western Darling Downs, but is part of South West Queensland.
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