Pink Lily

Pink Lily
Queensland
Pink Lily; Queensland
	Pink Lily
Coordinates	23°21′07″S150°27′34″E / 23.3519°S 150.4594°E
Population	231 (2016 census)
• Density
Postcode(s)	4702
Area	31.7 km2 (12.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Rockhampton Region
State electorate(s)	Mirani
Federal division(s)	Capricornia
	Suburbs around Pink Lily:

Last updated August 09, 2023

Pink Lily is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2016 census Pink Lily had a population of 231 people.^[1] The proposed Rockhampton Ring Road will pass through Pink Lily.

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 and closed on 30 April 1971.^[4]

Pink Lily Primitive Methodist Church opened on Friday 10 December 1886.^[5]

In the 2016 census Pink Lily had a population of 231 people.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pink Lily (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
1 2 "Pink Lily – locality in Rockhampton Region (entry 48842)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
↑ "Pink Lily Lagoon – waterhole in Rockhampton Region (entry 26876)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 January 2021.
↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
↑ "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.

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[Census2016-1] 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pink Lily (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[qpnl-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.

[qfhs-4] Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0

[5] "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.

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