Lawn Hill, Queensland

Lawn Hill is a locality split between the Shire of Burke and the City of Mount Isa in Queensland, Australia.[2] It is named for the Boodjamulla National Park, which was previously known as the Lawn Hill National Park, after a pastoral holding in the area.[2]

Lawn Hill
Queensland
Lawn Hill
Coordinates18°23′22″S 138°37′06″E
Population381 (2011)[1]
Postcode(s)4825
LGA(s)

History

Waanyi (also known as Wanyi, Wanyee, Wanee, Waangyee, Wonyee, Garawa, and Wanji) is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Gulf Country. The language region includes the western parts of Lawn Hill Creek and Nicholson River, from about the boundary between the Northern Territory and Queensland, westwards towards Alexandria station, Doomadgee, and Nicholson River. It includes the local government area of the Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee.[3]

Yulluna (also known as Yalarnga, Yalarrnga, Jalanga, Jalannga, Wonganja, Gunggalida, and Jokula) is an Australian Aboriginal language. The Yulluna language region includes the local government boundaries of the Shire of Cloncurry and other areas near the Gulf of Carpentaria.[4]

At the 2011 Australian Census, Lawn Hill recorded a population of 381.[1]

See also

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lawn Hill (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  2. "Lawn Hill (entry 42542)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  3. This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Waanyi". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  4. This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Yulluna". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 28 January 2020.


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