Lochington, Queensland
Lochington is a locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]
Lochington Queensland | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lochington | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°57′30″S 147°24′37″E | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4722 | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Central Highlands Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
|
Geography
The Capricorn Highway passes through the north of the locality. The locality is bordered by Lake Maraboon to the north-east. The Snake Range National Park is within the locality.
History
Lochington pastoral station obtained a mail service on 1 January 1937.[2]
Lockington Provisional School opened 23 January 1961 on land that was once part of Lockington pastoral station. It became Lockington State School at a new site in January 1965. The school closed 14 December 1979 due to low student numbers. On 29 January 1991, Lochington State School was reopened (but with a new spelling of the name).[3]
In the 2011 census, Lochington's population was too low to be separately reported and was combined with neighbouring Willows which had a reported population of 308 people.[4]
Education
Lochington State School is a government co-educational primary (P-7) school at a remote location (23.943506°S 147.525284°E). In 2013, the school had 3 students (from the same family) and 1 teacher.[5][6][7]
References
- "Lochington (entry 46960)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- "IMPROVED MAIL FACILITIES". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld. 10 October 1936. p. 6. Retrieved 8 July 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Agency ID5418, Lochington State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lochington (GL)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- "Queensland State and Non-State Schools". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- "2013 School Annual Report" (PDF). Lochington State School. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- "Lochington SS". Retrieved 1 February 2017.
Further reading
- Filet, Pieter Gerrit; Wright, Hugh; Willcocks, Jacqui; Meat Research Corporation (Australia); Queensland. Dept. of Primary Industries (1992), Beef property management in the Lochington area : based on producer experience, Meat Research Corporation