Fork Lagoons
Queensland
Fork Lagoons is located in Queensland
Fork Lagoons
Fork Lagoons
Coordinates23°20′42″S 147°57′18″E / 23.3450°S 147.9550°E / -23.3450; 147.9550 (Fork Lagoons (centre of locality))
Population33 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.0565/km2 (0.1465/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4723
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 is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] At the 2021 census, Fork Lagoons had a population of 33 people.[1]

The postcode of Fork Lagoons is 4723.[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°24′00″S 148°04′00″E / 23.4°S 148.0666°E / -23.4; 148.0666 (Kingower Billabong)).[5]

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.[4]

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.[6]

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. 1 2 "2021 Fork Lagoons, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Fork Lagoons – locality in Central Highlands Region (entry 46950)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Fork Lagoons Postcode". Australia Post. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Kingower Billabong – lake in Central Highlands Regional (entry 18222)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Fork Lagoons (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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