Pink Lily

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Pink Lily
Queensland
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Pink Lily
Coordinates 23°21′07″S150°27′34″E / 23.3519°S 150.4594°E / -23.3519; 150.4594 (Pink Lily (centre of locality))
Population193 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density6.088/km2 (15.77/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4702
Area31.7 km2 (12.2 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Rockhampton Region
State electorate(s) Mirani
Federal division(s) Capricornia
Suburbs around Pink Lily:
Alton Downs Glenlee Parkhurst
Alton Downs Pink Lily Kawana
Nine Mile Fairy Bower Wandal
West Rockhampton

Pink Lily is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] The proposed Rockhampton Ring Road will pass through Pink Lily. In the 2021 census, Pink Lily had a population of 193 people. [1]

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History

The locality takes its name from the Pink Lily railway station, named by the Queensland Railways Department on 22 August 1916, taking the name from the Pink Lily Lagoon ( 23°20′28″S150°28′37″E / 23.3411°S 150.4770°E / -23.3411; 150.4770 (Pink Lily Lagoon) ). [2] [3]

Pink Lily Lagoon State School opened on 9 September 1872. [4] It closed on 30 April 1971. [5] It was at 17 Six Mile Road ( 23°21′27″S150°28′13″E / 23.3576°S 150.4704°E / -23.3576; 150.4704 (Pink Lily Lagoon State School) ). [6]

Pink Lily Primitive Methodist Church opened on Friday 10 December 1886. [7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Pink Lily had a population of 231 people. [8]

In the 2021 census, Pink Lily had a population of 193 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Pink Lily. The nearest government primary schools are The Hall State School in neighbouring Wandal to the south-east and Gracemere State School in Gracemere to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Rockhampton State High School, also in Wandal. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pink Lily (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Pink Lily – locality in Rockhampton Region (entry 48842)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Pink Lily Lagoon – waterhole in Rockhampton Region (entry 26876)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "No title". Rockhampton Bulletin . No. 1583. Queensland, Australia. 14 September 1872. p. 2. Retrieved 20 August 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ↑ "Ridgelands" (Map). Queensland Government. 1946. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Local & General News". The Capricornian . Vol. 12, no. 50. Queensland, Australia. 11 December 1886. p. 17. Retrieved 17 September 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pink Lily (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  9. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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