Fork Lagoons, Queensland

Fork Lagoons is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Fork Lagoons had a population of 0 people.[1]

Fork Lagoons
Queensland
Fork Lagoons
Coordinates23.3450°S 147.9550°E / -23.3450; 147.9550
Population0 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.0000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi)
Area583.6 km2 (225.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Central Highlands Region
State electorate(s)Gregory
Federal Division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Fork Lagoons:
Carbine Creek Hibernia Gordonstone
Argyll Fork Lagoons Wyuna
Rubyvale
Sapphire Central		 Anakie Siding Emerald

Fork Lagoons does not have a postcode.[3]

Geography

Fork Lagoons is bounded to the north and east by Theresa Creek and Retreat Creek to the south.[4]

Kingower Billabong is a billabong in the east of the locality (23.4°S 148.0666°E / -23.4; 148.0666 (Kingower Billabong)).[5]

History

The locality was officially named and bounded on 16 June 2000.[2]

In the 2016 census, Fork Lagoons had a population of 0 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Fork Lagoons. The nearest 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 secondary schools are Capella State High School in Capella and Emerald State High School in Emerald.[4]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Fork Lagoons (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Fork Lagoons - locality in Central Highlands Region (entry 46950)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. "Find a postcode". Australia Post. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  5. "Kingower Billabong - lake in Central Highlands Regional (entry 18222)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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