Zilzie Explained

Type:	suburb
Zilzie
State:	qld
Coordinates:	-23.2961°N 150.8097°W
Pop:	2846
Postcode:	4710
Area:	34.0
Timezone:	AEST
Utc:	+10:00
Dist1:	1.8
Dir1:	S
Location1:	Emu Park
Dist2:	22.4
Dir2:	SSE
Location2:	Yeppoon
Dist3:	46.5
Dir3:	ENE
Location3:	Rockhampton
Dist4:	682
Dir4:	NNW
Location4:	Brisbane
Lga:	Shire of Livingstone
Stategov:	Keppel
Fedgov:	Capricornia
Near-N:	Emu Park
Near-Ne:	Emu Park
Near-E:	The Keppels
Near-Se:	Keppel Sands
Near-S:	Keppel Sands
Near-Sw:	Coorooman
Near-W:	Coorooman
Near-Nw:	Emu Park

Zilzie is a coastal locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.^[1] In the, Zilzie had a population of 2,846 people.

Geography

Contiguous with Emu Park, the town is located on the Capricorn Coast, 685km (426miles) north north west of the state capital, Brisbane 32km (20miles) east of the city of Rockhampton and approx 23.3km (14.5miles) south of Yeppoon.

Zilzie has the following headlands (from north to south):

• Rocky Point (-23.2682°N 150.8285°W)^[2]
• Arthurs Point (-23.2743°N 150.8257°W)^{[3] [4]}
• Zilzie Point (-23.2798°N 150.8245°W)^[5]
• Cocoanut Point (-23.2885°N 150.8134°W)^[6]

History

Zilzie was named after Zilzie Point, the coastal northern end of the suburb, which was named after a property in the area which was owned by Arthur Bootle Wilbraham, who made an anagram of Lizzie (née Jardine), the name of his wife.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Between 2008 and 2013, Zilzie and the rest of the Shire of Livingstone were part of the Rockhampton Region.

Demographics

In the, Zilzie had a population of 1,153 people.

In the, Zilzie had a population of 1,890 people.

In the, Zilzie had a population of 2,713 people.

In the, Zilzie had a population of 2,846 people.

Education

There are no schools in Zilzie. The nearest government primary school is Emu Park State School in neighbouing Emu Park to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Yeppoon State High School in Yeppoon to the north.

Amenities

There is a boat ramp and a floating walkway in Svendsen Road on the north bank of Coorooman Creek (-23.2994°N 150.7692°W). They are managed by the Livingstone Shire Council.^[10]

Facilities

Emu Park-Zilzie Sewage Treatment Plant is at 3620 Emu Park Road (-23.2627°N 150.8103°W).^[11]

Notes and References

1. 5 November 2019.
2. 25 November 2020.
3. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
4. 25 November 2020.
5. 25 November 2020.
6. 25 November 2020.
7. Web site: Emu Park & Zilzie. Rockhampton Regional Council. profile.id. 31 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111008133015/http://profile.id.com.au/Default.aspx?id=320&pg=101&gid=160&type=enum. 8 October 2011. live.
8. News: HISTORY IN PLACE NAMES. . . Rockhampton, Qld. . 20 February 1950 . 28 December 2015 . 5 . National Library of Australia . 17 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210917053916/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/56934025 . live .
9. 7 November 2019.
10. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201122210008/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/recreational-boating-facilities-queensland/resource/60ce6cc3-af0c-4806-bc8c-ab0ee981819c . 22 November 2020 . 22 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
11. Web site: 18 November 2020. Landmark Areas - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201121195536/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/db9c913b-b7e2-4d88-9a5e-32cbb1470f12. 21 November 2020. 21 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.