Lakeside, Queensland
Suburb of North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia
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Lakeside is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Lakeside had a population of 69 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 25.5566°S 152.1094°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 104.6 km2 (40.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 69 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.660/km2 (1.709/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4621 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
The Lake is a waterhole (25.5602°S 152.1236°E).[3]
Lakeside railway station is an abandoned railway station on the now-closed Mungar Junction to Monto railway line (25.5763°S 152.1263°E).[4]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.[5]
History
Mungore Creek Provisional School opened on 16 October 1893. In 1903 it was renamed Mungore Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Mungore State School. In 1911 it was renamed Lakeside State School. It closed on 25 December 1948.[6]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Lakeside had a population of 55 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Lakeside had a population of 69 people.[1]
Economy
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[8]
- Ashton (25.5426°S 152.1026°E)
- Broken Arrow Appaloosa Stud (25.5631°S 152.1530°E)
- Gayndah Monto Branch (25.5759°S 152.1281°E)
- Highstone (25.5682°S 152.0796°E)
- Hopewell (25.5412°S 152.1086°E)
- Lake Side (25.5613°S 152.1356°E)
- Magges (25.5783°S 152.1384°E)
- Nimrod Glen (25.5697°S 152.1412°E)
- Nimrod Glen (25.6123°S 152.0895°E)
- Red Hill (25.5265°S 152.1100°E)
Education
There are no schools in Lakeside. The nearest government primary school and secondary school is Biggenden State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Biggenden to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school to Year 12 is Isis District State High School in Childers to the north-east.[5]
