Lake Monduran, Queensland

Lake Monduran is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Lake Monduran had a population of 3 people.[1]

Lake Monduran
Queensland
Lake Monduran
Coordinates24.8108°S 151.8038°E / -24.8108; 151.8038
Population3 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.035/km2 (0.091/sq mi)
Area85.4 km2 (33.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Lake Monduran:
Lowmead Rosedale Monduran
Kolonga Lake Monduran Monduran
Takilberan Takilberan Monduran

Geography

The locality contains the lake of the same name, created by the Fred Haigh Dam, and the immediately surrounding foreshores of the lake and the dam and associated infrastructure.[3]

History

The locality takes its name from the lake, which in turn takes its name from the pastoral run held by John and James Landsborough (brothers of William Landsborough) in 1857.[2][4][5][6]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lake Monduran (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Lake Monduran - locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44739)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  4. "Lake Monduran - reservoir in the Bundaberg Region (entry 22487)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  5. "Advertising". Empire (1997). New South Wales, Australia. 1 June 1857. p. 6. Retrieved 20 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Death of an Australian Pioneer". The Brisbane Courier. XXXV (4, 166). Queensland, Australia. 27 September 1880. p. 3. Retrieved 20 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.


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