Lakeside, Queensland
Lakeside is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Lakeside had a population of 69 people.[1] GeographyThe Lake is a waterhole (25°33′37″S 152°07′25″E / 25.5602°S 152.1236°E).[3] Lakeside railway station is an abandoned railway station on the now-closed Mungar Junction to Monto railway line (25°34′35″S 152°07′35″E / 25.5763°S 152.1263°E).[4] The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.[5] HistoryMungore Creek Provisional School opened on 16 October 1893. In 1903 it was renamed Mungore Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Mungore State School. In 1911 it was renamed Lakeside State School. It closed on 25 December 1948.[6] DemographicsIn the 2016 census, Lakeside had a population of 55 people.[7] In the 2021 census, Lakeside had a population of 69 people.[1] EconomyThere are a number of homesteads in the locality:[8]
EducationThere are no schools in Lakeside. The nearest primary school and secondary school to Year 10 is Biggenden State School in neighbouring Biggenden to the north-west. The nearest secondary school to Year 12 is Isis District State High School in Childers to the north-east.[5] ReferencesWikimedia Commons has media related to Lakeside, Queensland.
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