| Horseshoe Lagoon Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Horseshoe Lagoon | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°33′58″S147°08′30″E / 19.5661°S 147.1416°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 213 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.536/km2 (6.567/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4809 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 84.0 km2 (32.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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Horseshoe Lagoon is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Horseshoe Lagoon had a population of 213 people. [1]
The Haughton River forms part of the western boundary. Horseshoe Lagoon (the body of water) is in the west of the locality adjacent to the river. [3]
The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the east (Barratta) and exits to the west (Mount Surround / Giru). [4]
The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the north-east (Barratta) and exists to the north-west (Giru); there are no stations within the locality. [4]
The predominant land use is growing sugarcane. There is a network of cane tramways to transport the harvested sugarcane to the Invicta sugar mill in neighbouring Giru. [4]
The locality was named and bounded on 23 February 2001. [2] It is presumably named after the small lagoon in the west of the locality, which is locally known as Horseshoe Lagoon (now protected within the Horseshoe Lagoon Conservation Park). [4] [5]
In the 2016 census, Horseshoe Lagoon had a population of 217 people. [6]
In the 2021 census, Horseshoe Lagoon had a population of 213 people. [1]
There are no schools in Horseshoe Lagoon. The nearest government primary school is Giru State School in neighbouring Giru to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Ayr State High School in Ayr to the east. [7]
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