Fork Lagoons, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 23°20′42″S 147°57′18″E / 23.3450°S 147.9550°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 583.6 km2 (225.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 33 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0565/km2 (0.1465/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4723 | ||||||||||||
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Fork Lagoons is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] The postcode of Fork Lagoons is 4723.[4] In the 2021 census, Fork Lagoons had a population of 33 people.[2]
Geography
Fork Lagoons is bounded to the north and east by Theresa Creek and Retreat Creek to the south.[5]
Kingower Billabong is a billabong in the east of the locality (23°24′00″S 148°04′00″E / 23.4°S 148.0666°E).[6]
There are a number of state forests within the locality: Crystal Creek State Forest, Kettle State Forest and Burn State Forest. Apart from these, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with a small area of crop growing in the south-east of the locality.[5]
History
The locality was officially named and bounded on 16 June 2000.[3]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Fork Lagoons had a population of 0 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Fork Lagoons had a population of 33 people.[2]
Education
There are no schools in Fork Lagoons. The nearest government primary schools are Anakie State School in neighbouring Anakie Siding to the south-west, Capella State School in Capella to the north, and Denison State School and Emerald North State School, both in neighbouring Emerald to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Capella State High School in Capella and Emerald State High School in Emerald.[5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fork Lagoons (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fork Lagoons (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Fork Lagoons – locality in Central Highlands Region (entry 46950)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Fork Lagoons Postcode". Australia Post. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Kingower Billabong – lake in Central Highlands Regional (entry 18222)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Fork Lagoons (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.