Kents Lagoon, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Kents Lagoon
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.8986°N 152.6233°W
Pop:60
Postcode:4309
Area:9.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:14.9
Dir1:NW
Location1:Boonah
Dist2:39.2
Dir2:SSW
Location2:Ipswich
Dist3:47.9
Dir3:WNW
Location3:Beaudesert
Dist4:78.3
Dir4:SW
Location4:Brisbane CBD
Lga:Scenic Rim Region
Stategov:Scenic Rim
Fedgov:Wright
Near-N:Munbilla
Near-Ne:Munbilla
Near-E:Munbilla
Near-Se:Obum Obum
Near-S:Kalbar
Near-Sw:Kalbar
Near-W:Silverdale
Near-Nw:Silverdale

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

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.

History

The lagoon was named by Ludwig Leichhardt after F. Kent, the then owner of Fassifern station.[2]

Irrigated farms of NaNacres 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.[3]

The Mount Edwards railway line opened in 1922 and closed in 1960.[4] [5] The locality was served by the Waraperta railway station on Munbilla Road.[6] [7]

Demographics

At the, Kents Lagoon has a population of 56. 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.

In the, Kents Lagoon had a population of 60 people.

Notes and References

  1. 17 November 2019.
  2. News: Nomenclature Of Queensland.–163. . . Brisbane . 7 April 1936 . 9 April 2015 . 14 . National Library of Australia . 4 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220104084037/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36798624 . live .
  3. Fassifern Estate Queensland . Map . 1906 . Collections . State Library of Queensland . https://hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/18564.
  4. Web site: Southern Downs Steam Railway. 2009. 'Via recta' - The line that never was. https://web.archive.org/web/20090912090308/http://www.southerndownssteamrailway.com.au/historical_info/via_recta.php. 12 September 2009. 25 October 2009.
  5. Web site: QR Limited. Rail as foremost mode of travel. 25 October 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090912170503/http://www.corporate.qr.com.au/history/competition/competition.asp. 12 September 2009. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: 1955. Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m38. live. 4 January 2022. Queensland Government. Map. 21 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210621054045/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m38-admin-bdy-1955.jpg.
  7. 4 January 2022.