Lakeside, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Lakeside
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.5566°N 152.1094°W
Pop:69
Postcode:4621
Area:104.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:8.9
Dir1:ESE
Location1:Biggenden
Dist2:53.3
Dir2:SSW
Location2:Childers
Dist3:72.8
Dir3:ENE
Location3:Gayndah
Dist4:77.4
Dir4:W
Location4:Maryborough
Dist5:280
Dir5:NNW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:North Burnett Region
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Woowoonga
Near-Ne:Golden Fleece
Near-E:Boompa
Near-Se:Boompa
Near-S:Biggenden
Near-Sw:Biggenden
Near-W:Biggenden
Near-Nw:Biggenden

Lakeside is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Lakeside had a population of 69 people.

Geography

The Lake is a waterhole (-25.5602°N 152.1236°W).[2]

Lakeside railway station is an abandoned railway station on the now-closed Mungar Junction to Monto railway line (-25.5763°N 152.1263°W).[3]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.

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.

Demographics

In the Lakeside had a population of 55 people.

In the, Lakeside had a population of 69 people.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[4]

Education

There are no schools in Lakeside. The nearest primary school and secondary school to Year 10 is Biggenden State School in neighbouring Biggenden to the north-west. The nearest secondary school to Year 12 is Isis District State High School in Childers to the north-east.

Notes and References

  1. 28 December 2020.
  2. 28 December 2020.
  3. Web site: 2 October 2020. Railway stations and sidings - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  4. Web site: 18 November 2020. Homesteads - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124212526/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79. 24 November 2020. 24 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.