Kents Lagoon, Queensland

Kents Lagoon
Queensland
Kents Lagoon, 2015
Kents Lagoon
Coordinates 27°54′10″S 152°37′44″E / 27.90278°S 152.62889°E / -27.90278; 152.62889Coordinates: 27°54′10″S 152°37′44″E / 27.90278°S 152.62889°E / -27.90278; 152.62889
Population 434 (2011)[1]
Postcode(s) 4309
LGA(s) Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s) Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s) Wright
Suburbs around Kents Lagoon:
Silverdale Munbilla Munbilla
Silverdale Kents Lagoon Munbilla
Obum Obum
Kalbar Kalbar Kalbar

Kents Lagoon is a locality in the Scenic Rim Region of Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 Australia Census the locality and surrounds recorded a population of 434.[1]

Geography

In the south east of the locality elevations rise to 140 m at Obum Obum Hill. Warrill Creek marks the western boundary of Kents Lagoon. To the east of Warril Creek lies Kents Lagoon.[2]

History

The lagoon was named by Ludwig Leichhardt after F. Kent, the then owner of Fassifern station.[3] Irrigated farms in the area first went to auction in January 1906.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Kents Lagoon (Gazetted Locality)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 April 2015. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Nomenclature Of Queensland.–163". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 7 April 1936. p. 14. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Fassifern Estate Queensland". Newspaper clipping. 1906. Retrieved 9 April 2015.

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