Kents Lagoon, Queensland

Kents Lagoon Queensland
Kents Lagoon, 2015
Kents Lagoon
Coordinates	27°53′55″S152°37′24″E / 27.8986°S 152.6233°E / -27.8986; 152.6233 (Kents Lagoon (centre of locality))
Population	60 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	6.1/km2 (15.9/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4309
Area	9.8 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	14.9 km (9 mi) NW of Boonah 39.2 km (24 mi) SSW of Ipswich 47.9 km (30 mi) WNW of Beaudesert 78.3 km (49 mi) SW of Brisbane CBD
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

Kents Lagoon is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Kents Lagoon had a population of 60 people. ^[1]

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] [ dubious ]}

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 Warrill Creek to the west, the now closed Mundbilla railway station to the north-east, and Main Road (now Munbilla Road) to the east. ^[5]

The Mount Edwards railway line opened in 1922 and closed in 1960. ^{[6] [7]} The locality was served by the Waraperta railway station ( 27°54′12″S152°37′58″E / 27.90333°S 152.63278°E / -27.90333; 152.63278 (Waraperta railway station (former)) ) on Munbilla Road. ^{[8] [9]}

Demographics

At the 2016 census, Kents Lagoon has a population of 56. ^[10] 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. ^[10]

In the 2021 census, Kents Lagoon had a population of 60 people. ^[1]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kents Lagoon (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
5. "Fassifern Estate Queensland" (1906) [Map]. Collections. State Library of Queensland.
6. Southern Downs Steam Railway (2009). "'Via recta' - The line that never was". Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
7. QR Limited. "Rail as foremost mode of travel". Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
8. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m38" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
9. "Warperta – railway station (now absent) in Scenic Rim Region (entry 39340)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 4 January 2022.
10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kents Lagoon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

External links

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