Adelaide Park, Queensland

Adelaide Park is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Adelaide Park had a population of 424 people.[1]

Adelaide Park
Queensland
Adelaide Park
Coordinates23.0980°S 150.695°E / -23.0980; 150.695 (Adelaide Park (centre of locality))
Population424 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density17.59/km2 (45.57/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4703
Area24.1 km2 (9.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Livingstone
State electorate(s)Keppel
Federal Division(s)Capricornia
Suburbs around Adelaide Park:
Bungundarra Bungundarra Farnborough
Lake Mary Adelaide Park Pacific Heights
Lake Mary Barmaryee Inverness

Geography

Adelaide Park is in the hinterland of the Capricorn Coast. It is bounded to the west by Limestone Creek and to the north by a line of hills approx 200 metres above sea level. Another line of hills runs from the north-west to the south-east of the locality from about 130 metres to 340 metres at Mount Barmoya (23.1055°S 150.71°E / -23.1055; 150.71 (Mount Barmoya)).[3][4]

History

The locality takes its name from the Adelaide Park pastoral station that roughly occupied the land of the present day Adelaide Park locality. The land was purchased in 1868 by James and Mary Atherton who moved there in 1870. The Atherton family established the first road to Rockhampton and then extended it to Yeppoon.[5][6]

In the 2016 census, Adelaide Park had a population of 424 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Adelaide Park. The nearest primary school is Yeppoon State School in Yeppoon to the south-east and Farnborough State School in neighbouring Farnborough to the north-east. The nearest secondary school is Yeppoon State High School in Yeppoon.[4]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Adelaide Park (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Adelaide Park – locality in Livingstone Shire (entry 48490)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. "Mount Barmoya – mountain in Livingstone Shire (entry 1667)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  5. "Adelaide Park Station". Livingstone Shire Council. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  6. "SIXTY YEARS IN QUEENSLAND". The Capricornian. L (31). Queensland, Australia. 1 August 1925. p. 65. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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