The Queensland Government purchased an 80 square kilometres (31 sq mi) pastoral property called Swan's Lagoon in 1961 to establish a beef cattle research station. In 1978, the purchase of an adjacent pastoral property expanded the research station to 340 square kilometres (130 sq mi). The research centre investigated problems relating to raising beef cattle in northern Australia, where cattle production is affected by inconsistent rainfalls, viruses and parasites.[9] The research station was sold in 2014, when the Queensland Government decided to transfer the research program to its Spyglass beef research facility at Basalt, north of Charters Towers.[10][11]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Swans Lagoon had "no people or a very low population".[12]
In the 2021 census, Swans Lagoon had a population of 12 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Swans Lagoon. The nearest primary school is Millaroo State School in neighbouring Millaroo to the east. There are no nearby secondary schools. The options are distance education and boarding school.[13]
