Swans Lagoon is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Swans Lagoon had a population of 12 people.[1]
| Swans Lagoon Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Swans Lagoon | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°06′07″S 147°09′38″E / 20.1019°S 147.1605°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 12 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0256/km2 (0.0663/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4807 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 468.9 km2 (181.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editSwans Lagoon has the following mountain features:[3]
- Mount Dalrymple at the north of the locality (19°57′00″S 147°11′00″E / 19.95°S 147.1833°E) 579 metres (1,900 ft)[4]
- Mcgregors Bonnet, a mountain at the centre of the locality (20°06′55″S 147°09′39″E / 20.1153°S 147.1608°E) 327 metres (1,073 ft)[5]
- Expedition Pass in the south-west of the locality (20°12′S 147°06′E / 20.2°S 147.1°E)[6]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.[3]
History
editThe locality was named and bounded on 23 February 2001. It presumably takes its name from the waterhole of the same name (20°07′16″S 147°15′32″E / 20.12098°S 147.25875°E).[2][7][8][3] The waterhole is named after a postman with surname Swan who often camped by the lagoon.[9]
The Queensland Government purchased an 80 square kilometres (31 sq mi) pastoral property called Swan's Lagoon in 1961 to establish a beef cattle research station. In 1978, the purchase of an adjacent pastoral property expanded the research station to 340 square kilometres (130 sq mi). The research centre investigated problems relating to raising beef cattle in northern Australia, where cattle production is affected by inconsistent rainfalls, viruses and parasites.[9] The research station was sold in 2014, when the Queensland Government decided to transfer the research program to its Spyglass beef research facility at Basalt, north of Charters Towers.[10][11]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census, Swans Lagoon had "no people or a very low population".[12]
In the 2021 census, Swans Lagoon had a population of 12 people.[1]
Education
editThere are no schools in Swans Lagoon. The nearest primary school is Millaroo State School in neighbouring Millaroo to the east. There are no nearby secondary schools. The options are distance education and boarding school.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Swans Lagoon (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Swans Lagoon – locality in Shire of Burdekin (entry 44670)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Mount Dalrymple – mountain in Shire of Burdekin (entry 9251)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 October 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.
- ^ "Expedition Pass – pass in Shire of Burdekin (entry 12086)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Swans Lagoon – waterhole in the Shire of Burdekin (entry 32984)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Millaroo" (Map). Queensland Government. 1976. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Swan's Lagoon: Celebrating 50 years" (PDF). Queensland Government. 2011. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 November 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Sparkes, David (11 March 2014). "Massive cattle research property sells for $7.2 million". Townsville Bulletin. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Spyglass Beef Research Facility", Dams and weirs, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Queensland Government, retrieved 18 January 2024
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Swans Lagoon (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 17 January 2024.
Further reading
edit- Fordyce, Geoffry (August 2011). Swan’s Lagoon: Golden Years of Beef Research (PDF). JK Connections, Brisbane, Australia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 March 2017. — full text online