Pink Lily Explained

Type:suburb
Pink Lily
State:qld
Coordinates:-23.3519°N 150.4594°W
Pop:193
Postcode:4702
Area:31.7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Rockhampton Region
Stategov:Mirani
Fedgov:Capricornia
Near-N:Glenlee
Near-Ne:Parkhurst
Near-E:Kawana
Near-Se:Wandal
West Rockhampton
Near-S:Fairy Bower
Near-Sw:Nine Mile
Near-W:Alton Downs
Near-Nw:Alton Downs

Pink Lily is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] The proposed Rockhampton Ring Road will pass through Pink Lily.

In the, Pink Lily had a population of 193 people.

History

The locality takes its name from the Pink Lily railway station, named by the Queensland Railways Department on 22 August 1916, taking the name from the Pink Lily Lagoon .[1] [2]

Pink Lily Lagoon State School opened on 9 September 1872.[3] It closed on 30 April 1971. It was at 17 Six Mile Road .[4]

Pink Lily Primitive Methodist Church opened on Friday 10 December 1886.[5]

Demographics

In the, Pink Lily had a population of 231 people.

In the, Pink Lily had a population of 193 people.

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. 26 January 2021.
  3. News: 14 September 1872 . No title . 2 . . 1583 . Queensland, Australia . 20 August 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  4. Web site: 1946 . Ridgelands . 20 August 2023 . . Map.
  5. News: 11 December 1886. Local & General News.. 12. 17. The Capricornian. 50. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 17 September 2021.