Lake Mary, Queensland
| Lake Mary Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Lake Mary | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°06′59″S 150°37′21″E / 23.1163°S 150.6225°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 96 (SAL 2016)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4703 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 47.1 km2 (18.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Livingstone Shire | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Keppel | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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Lake Mary is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Lake Mary had a population of 96 people.[4]
Geography[edit]
The locality is bounded to the south-west by Hedlow Creek and to the north and east by Limestone Creek.[5]
The locality is presumably named after the lake which is in the western part of the locality (23°07′00″S 150°35′00″E / 23.1167°S 150.5833°E).[6]
Lake Mary has the following mountains:
- Mount Hedlow (23°07′26″S 150°34′52″E / 23.1238°S 150.5811°E) 217 metres (712 ft)[7][8]
- Rocky Cone Mountain (23°08′58″S 150°35′31″E / 23.1494°S 150.5919°E) 172 metres (564 ft)[7][9]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing.[5]
Demographics[edit]
In the 2016 census, Lake Mary had a population of 96 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, Lake Mary had a population of 96 people.[4]
Education[edit]
There are no schools in Lake Mary. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Yeppoon State School and Yeppoon State High School in Yeppoon to the east.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lake Mary (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lake Mary (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Lake Mary – locality in Livingstone Shire (entry 48720)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lake Mary (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Lake Mary – lake in the Shire of Livingstone (entry 21157)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Hedlow – mountain in Livingstone Shire (entry 15647)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Rocky Cone Mountain – mountain in Livingstone Shire (entry 28681)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lake Mary (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
