South Trees

South Trees is a coastal industrial suburb of Gladstone, Queensland, Australia, situated approximately 8.8 kilometers south-southeast of Gladstone's central business district. The area encompasses 29.3 square kilometers and is characterized by its industrial landscape, notably housing the Queensland Alumina Limited refinery at Parsons Point. This refinery, operational since 1967, is one of Australia's largest alumina refineries, covering 80 hectares of a 3,050-hectare site. The suburb also includes South Trees Island, accessible via a causeway bridge from Parsons Point, which hosts the refinery's wharf and storage facilities. South Trees is bordered by Gladstone Harbour to the north and northeast, Boyne Island to the east and southeast, and South Gladstone to the west. The Gladstone-Benaraby Road runs along its western boundary, providing access to the region. The suburb's postcode is 4680, and it falls within the Gladstone Region local government area. As of the latest available data, South Trees has a very low population, with no residents recorded in recent censuses.