Kents Lagoon, Queensland

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Queensland
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Kents Lagoon is located in Queensland
Kents Lagoon
Kents Lagoon
Coordinates27°53′55″S 152°37′24″E / 27.8986°S 152.6233°E / -27.8986; 152.6233 (Kents Lagoon (centre of locality))
Population60 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density6.1/km2 (15.9/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4309
Area9.8 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
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

Warrill Creek marks the western boundary of the locality.[3]

Kents Lagoon is a waterhole (27°53′13″S 152°37′49″E / 27.8869°S 152.6302°E / -27.8869; 152.6302 (Kents Lagoon)) and presumably the origin of the name of the locality. The lagoon may have been named after journalist John Kent (1809-1862) who was the editor of The North Australian newspaper, published in Ipswich.[4] The lagoon is long but thin, extending from the north of the locality to the south.[3]

Obum Obum Hill is in the east of the locality (27°54′28″S 152°38′19″E / 27.9077°S 152.6386°E / -27.9077; 152.6386 (Obum Obum Hill)), rising 153 metres (502 ft) above sea level.[5][6][3]

The land use is predominantly irrigated crop-growing in the west of the locality, with grazing on native vegetation in the east of the locality.[7]

History

The lagoon was named by Ludwig Leichhardt after F. Kent, the then owner of Fassifern station.[8][dubious – discuss]

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.[9]

The Mount Edwards railway line opened in 1922 and closed in 1960.[10][11] The locality was served by the Waraperta railway station (27°54′12″S 152°37′58″E / 27.90333°S 152.63278°E / -27.90333; 152.63278 (Waraperta railway station (former))) on Munbilla Road. It was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 28 November 1914 Waraperta is an Aboriginal word meaning tommahawk.[12][13] [14]

In 1981, Barton's Rose Farm opened on a 5-hectare (12-acre) site at 541 Kents Lagoon Road (27°53′20″S 152°37′18″E / 27.8888°S 152.6217°E / -27.8888; 152.6217 (BARTONS ROSE FARM)).[15] It was a farm that grew and sold roses and rose bushes.[16][17][18] It closed on 16 June 1921.[19]

Demographics

At the 2016 census, Kents Lagoon had a population of 56.[20] The locality contained 24 households, in which 51.6% of the population were males and 48.4% of the population were females with a median age of 38, the same as the national average. The average weekly household income was $1,624, $186 above the national average.[20]

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

Education

There are no schools in Kents Lagoon. The nearest government primary schools are Kalbar State School in neighbouring Kalbar to the south and Warrill View State School in Warrill View to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Boonah State High School in Boonah to the south-east.[21]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kents Lagoon (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Kents Lagoon – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45152)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Kents Lagoon – waterhole in Scenic Rim Regional (entry 17989)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Obum Obum Hill – mountain in Scenic Rim Region (entry 25220)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Fassifern Estate Queensland" (1906) [Map]. Collections. State Library of Queensland.
  10. ^ Southern Downs Steam Railway (2009). "'Via recta' - The line that never was". Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  11. ^ QR Limited. "Rail as foremost mode of travel". Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  12. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m38" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Warperta – railway station (now absent) in Scenic Rim Region (entry 39340)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  14. ^ "ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE". Queensland Times. Vol. LXIV, no. 11, 238. Queensland, Australia. 2 November 1922. p. 2 (DAILY.). Retrieved 18 December 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "Building points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Kalbar rose farm continues to bloom". The Queensland Times. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  17. ^ "Roses". Bartons Rose Farm. 29 March 2020. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  18. ^ "Bartons Rose Farm". 29 March 2020. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  19. ^ "Bartons Rose Farm & Functions". Facebook. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  20. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kents Lagoon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  21. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

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