Lamington, Queensland

Lamington
Queensland
Mount Widgee, 2014
Lamington
Coordinates 28°15′32″S 153°0′41″E / 28.25889°S 153.01139°E / -28.25889; 153.01139Coordinates: 28°15′32″S 153°0′41″E / 28.25889°S 153.01139°E / -28.25889; 153.01139
Population 463 (2011)[1]
Established 1997
Postcode(s) 4211
LGA(s) Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s) Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s) Wright
Suburbs around Lamington:
Oaky Creek Hillview Darlington
Running Creek Lamington Southern Lamington
Chinghee Creek Mount Gipps Southern Lamington

Lamington is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2011 census, Lamington and surrounding localities had a population of 463 people.[1]

Geography

Christmas Creek is one of a number of tributaries of the Logan River which have headwaters in the McPherson Range along the border. The upper Christmas Creek valley is mountainous. Peaks at Lamington include Little Widgee Mountain, Bujera in the east while across the valley the slopes rise towards Neglected Mountain. The southern boundary follows a section of the western Lamington Plateau and Lamington National Park.

Railway

Lamington was the terminus for one branch of the Beaudesert Shire Tramway. It operated from 1910 to 1944.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Innisplain (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 April 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "Lamington (entry 45158)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Hillview Tramway Station Monument". Monument Australia. Retrieved 30 March 2016.

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