Pink_Lily,_Queensland
Pink Lily
Suburb of Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia
Pink Lily is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] The proposed Rockhampton Ring Road will pass through Pink Lily.
| Pink Lily Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 23.3519°S 150.4594°E / -23.3519; 150.4594 (Pink Lily (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 193 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 6.088/km2 (15.77/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4702 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 31.7 km2 (12.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Rockhampton Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mirani | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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In the 2021 census, Pink Lily had a population of 193 people.[1]
The locality takes its name from the Pink Lily railway station, named by the Queensland Railways Department on 22 August 1916, taking the name from the Pink Lily Lagoon (23.3411°S 150.4770°E / -23.3411; 150.4770 (Pink Lily Lagoon)).[2][3]
Pink Lily Lagoon State School opened on 9 September 1872.[4] It closed on 30 April 1971.[5] It was at 17 Six Mile Road (23.3576°S 150.4704°E / -23.3576; 150.4704 (Pink Lily Lagoon State School)).[6]
Pink Lily Primitive Methodist Church opened on Friday 10 December 1886.[7]
In the 2016 census, Pink Lily had a population of 231 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Pink Lily had a population of 193 people.[1]
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pink Lily (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- "Pink Lily – locality in Rockhampton Region (entry 48842)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "Pink Lily Lagoon – waterhole in Rockhampton Region (entry 26876)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- "No title". Rockhampton Bulletin. No. 1583. Queensland, Australia. 14 September 1872. p. 2. Retrieved 20 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- "Ridgelands" (Map). Queensland Government. 1946. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- "Local & General News". The Capricornian. Vol. 12, no. 50. Queensland, Australia. 11 December 1886. p. 17. Retrieved 17 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pink Lily (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
