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| Coordinates: 25°33′24″S 152°06′34″E / 25.5566°S 152.1094°E / -25.5566; 152.1094 (Lakeside (centre of locality)) | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 104.6 km2 (40.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 69 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.660/km2 (1.709/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4621 | ||||||||||||
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Lakeside is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Lakeside had a population of 69 people.[1]
Geography
The Lake is a waterhole (25°33′37″S 152°07′25″E / 25.5602°S 152.1236°E / -25.5602; 152.1236 (The Lake)).[3]
Lakeside railway station is an abandoned railway station on the now-closed Mungar Junction to Monto railway line (25°34′35″S 152°07′35″E / 25.5763°S 152.1263°E / -25.5763; 152.1263 (Lakeside railway station (former))).[4]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.[5]
History
Mungore Creek Provisional School opened on 16 October 1893. In 1903 it was renamed Mungore Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Mungore State School. In 1911 it was renamed Lakeside State School. It closed on 25 December 1948.[6]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Lakeside had a population of 55 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Lakeside had a population of 69 people.[1]
Economy
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[8]
- Ashton (25°32′33″S 152°06′09″E / 25.5426°S 152.1026°E / -25.5426; 152.1026 (Ashton (homestead)))
- Broken Arrow Appaloosa Stud (25°33′47″S 152°09′11″E / 25.5631°S 152.1530°E / -25.5631; 152.1530 (Broken Arrow Appaloosa Stud (homestead)))
- Gayndah Monto Branch (25°34′33″S 152°07′41″E / 25.5759°S 152.1281°E / -25.5759; 152.1281 (Gayndah Monto Branch (homestead)))
- Highstone (25°34′06″S 152°04′47″E / 25.5682°S 152.0796°E / -25.5682; 152.0796 (Highstone (homestead)))
- Hopewell (25°32′28″S 152°06′31″E / 25.5412°S 152.1086°E / -25.5412; 152.1086 (Hopewell (homestead)))
- Lake Side (25°33′41″S 152°08′08″E / 25.5613°S 152.1356°E / -25.5613; 152.1356 (Lake Side (homestead)))
- Magges (25°34′42″S 152°08′18″E / 25.5783°S 152.1384°E / -25.5783; 152.1384 (Magges (homestead)))
- Nimrod Glen (25°34′11″S 152°08′28″E / 25.5697°S 152.1412°E / -25.5697; 152.1412 (Nimrod Glen (homestead)))
- Nimrod Glen (25°36′44″S 152°05′22″E / 25.6123°S 152.0895°E / -25.6123; 152.0895 (Nimrod Glen (homestead)))
- Red Hill (25°31′35″S 152°06′36″E / 25.5265°S 152.1100°E / -25.5265; 152.1100 (Red Hill (homestead)))
Education
There are no schools in Lakeside. The nearest government primary school and secondary school is Biggenden State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Biggenden to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school to Year 12 is Isis District State High School in Childers to the north-east.[5]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lakeside (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- "Lakeside – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45381)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- "The Lake – waterhole in North Burnett Regional (entry 33992)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 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
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lakeside (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.