Lannercost, Queensland

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Lannercost
Queensland
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Lannercost
Coordinates 18°36′47″S145°58′20″E / 18.6131°S 145.9722°E / -18.6131; 145.9722 (Lannercost (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 18°36′47″S145°58′20″E / 18.6131°S 145.9722°E / -18.6131; 145.9722 (Lannercost (centre of locality))
Population121 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.5059/km2 (1.310/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4850
Area239.2 km2 (92.4 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Hinchinbrook
State electorate(s) Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around Lannercost:
Garrawalt Long Pocket Dalrymple Creek
Wallaman Lannercost Hawkins Creek
Upper Stone Peacock Siding Trebonne

Lannercost is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Lannercost had a population of 121 people. [1]

Contents

History

Long Pocket State School opened on 26 July 1915 and closed on 14 February 1994. [3] [4] It was at 2062 Abergowrie Road ( 18°32′31″S146°01′10″E / 18.5419°S 146.0194°E / -18.5419; 146.0194 (Long Pocket State School (former)) ), now in Lannercost. [5] [6]

Lannercost State School opened on 24 October 1929 and closed on 10 September 1962. [7] It was on Lannercost Extension Road near the junction with Venables Crossing Road ( 18°38′28″S146°01′48″E / 18.6410°S 146.0299°E / -18.6410; 146.0299 (Lannercost State School (former)) ). [8] [9] [10]

In the 2016 census, Lannercost had a population of 121 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Lannercost. The nearest primary school is Trebonne State School in neighbouring Trebonne to the south-east. The nearest secondary school is Ingham State High School in Ingham to the south-east. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lannercost (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Lannercost – locality in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 18983)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ↑ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government . 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Parish of Lannercost" (Map). Queensland Government. 1978. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  7. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  8. ↑ "Ingham" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m379". Queensland Government (Map). Queensland Government. 1950. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021.
  10. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 10 January 2021.
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