| Greenlake Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Greenlake | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°02′08″S 150°33′18″E / 23.0355°S 150.555°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4701 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 20–159 m (66–522 ft)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 68.1 km2 (26.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Livingstone Shire | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Keppel | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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Greenlake is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Greenlake had a population of 3 people.[4]
Geography
Greenlake is north-west of Yeppoon and north of Rockhampton.[2]
The northern part of the locality is relatively flat at 20 metres (66 ft) above sea level. It is used for plantation forestry.[2]
The rest of the locality varies in elevation from 20 to 159 metres (66 to 522 ft) and is predominantly used for grazing on native vegetation.[2]
Mount Atherton is in the south-west of the locality (23°02′54″S 150°32′44″E / 23.0484°S 150.5456°E) and at 159 metres (522 ft) above sea level is the highest point in the locality.[5][6]
History
The locality presumably takes its name from Green Lake, a lake in the west of the locality (23°01′00″S 150°32′00″E / 23.0167°S 150.5333°E).[7]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Greenlake had a population of 0 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Greenlake had a population of 3 people.[4]
Education
There are no schools in Greenlake. The nearest government primary schools are Milman State School in Milman to the south-west, Yeppoon State School in Yeppoon to the south-east, and Farnborough State School in Farnborough to the east.[9]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Greenlake (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Greenlake – locality in Livingstone Shire (entry 48664)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Greenlake (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Atherton – mountain in Livingstone Shire (entry 958)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Green Lake – lake in the Shire of Livingstone (entry 14747)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Greenlake (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
This page was last edited on 22 September 2023, at 06:32