Adelaide Park, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Adelaide Park
State:qld
Coordinates:-23.098°N 150.695°W
Pop:449
Postcode:4703
Area:24.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:8.4
Dir1:NW
Location1:Yeppoon
Dist2:45.2
Dir2:NE
Location2:Rockhampton
Dist3:686
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Shire of Livingstone
Stategov:Keppel
Fedgov:Capricornia
Near-N:Bungundarra
Near-Ne:Farnborough
Near-E:Pacific Heights
Near-Se:Inverness
Near-S:Barmaryee
Near-Sw:Lake Mary
Near-W:Lake Mary
Near-Nw:Bungundarra

Adelaide Park is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Adelaide Park had a population of 449 people.

Geography

Adelaide Park is in the hinterland of the Capricorn Coast. It is bounded to the west by Limestone Creek and to the north by a line of hills approx 200 metres above sea level. Another line of hills runs from the north-west to the south-east of the locality from about 130 metres to 340 metres at Mount Barmoya (-23.1055°N 150.71°W).[2]

History

The locality takes its name from the Adelaide Park pastoral station that roughly occupied the land of the present day Adelaide Park locality. The land was purchased in 1868 by James and Mary Atherton who moved there in 1870. The Atherton family established the first road to Rockhampton and then extended it to Yeppoon.[3] [4]

Demographics

In the, Adelaide Park had a population of 424 people.

In the, Adelaide Park had a population of 449 people.

Education

There are no schools in Adelaide Park. The nearest primary school is Yeppoon State School in Yeppoon to the south-east and Farnborough State School in neighbouring Farnborough to the north-east. The nearest secondary school is Yeppoon State High School in Yeppoon.

Notes and References

  1. 18 September 2020.
  2. 18 September 2020.
  3. Web site: Adelaide Park Station. Livingstone Shire Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20170724074059/https://www.livingstone.qld.gov.au/1212/Adelaide-Park-Station. 24 July 2017. live. 24 July 2017.
  4. News: SIXTY YEARS IN QUEENSLAND.. 1 August 1925. 31. Queensland, Australia. L. 65. National Library of Australia. The Capricornian. 24 July 2017. 17 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017135909/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/69761251. live.