Lake Monduran, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 24°48′39″S 151°48′14″E / 24.8108°S 151.8038°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 85.4 km2 (33.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.000/km2 (0.000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4671 | ||||||||||||
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Lake Monduran is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Lake Monduran had "no people or a very low population".[1]
The locality contains the lake of the same name, created by the Fred Haigh Dam (24°52′14″S 151°51′01″E / 24.8706°S 151.8503°E), and the immediately surrounding foreshores of the lake and the dam and associated infrastructure.[3]
History
The locality takes its name from the lake, which in turn takes its name from the pastoral run held by John and James Landsborough (brothers of William Landsborough) in 1857.[2][4][5][6]
The Fred Haigh Dam was constructed across the Kolan River in 1978 creating Lake Monduran (24°49′00″S 151°49′00″E / 24.8166°S 151.8166°E). The lake was officially named on 1 January 1980 and gazetted on 5 January 1980.[7]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Lake Monduran had a population of 3 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Lake Monduran had "no people or a very low population".[1]
