Kents Lagoon, Queensland

Kents Lagoon is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Kents Lagoon had a population of 56 people.[1]

Kents Lagoon
Queensland
Kents Lagoon, 2015
Kents Lagoon
Coordinates27.8986°S 152.6233°E / -27.8986; 152.6233
Population56 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density5.71/km2 (14.80/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4309
Area9.8 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Kents Lagoon:
Silverdale Munbilla Munbilla
Silverdale Kents Lagoon Munbilla
Kalbar Kalbar Obum Obum

Geography

In the south east of the locality elevations rise to 140 m at Obum Obum Hill. Warrill Creek marks the western boundary of Kents Lagoon. To the east of Warril Creek lies Kents Lagoon.[3]

History

The lagoon was named by Ludwig Leichhardt after F. Kent, the then owner of Fassifern station.[4]

Irrigated farms of 124 to 234 acres (50 to 95 ha) first went to auction in January 1906 as part of the Kent's Lagoon Paddock Estate. The estate was bounded by Warrick Creek to the west, the now closed Mundbilla railway station to the north-east, and Main Road (now Munbilla Road) to the east.[5]

At the 2011 census the locality and surrounds recorded a population of 434.[6]

Demographics

Kents Lagoon has a population of 56 at the 2016 census. The locality contains 24 households, in which 51.6% of the population are males and 48.4% of the population are females with a median age of 38, the same as the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,624, $186 above the national average.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kents Lagoon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Kents Lagoon – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45152)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  4. "Nomenclature Of Queensland.–163". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 7 April 1936. p. 14. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  5. "Fassifern Estate Queensland". State Library of Queensland. 1906. hdl:10462/deriv/18564. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Kents Lagoon (Gazetted Locality)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 April 2015.

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