Lakeside, Queensland – Wikipedia

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Suburb of North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia

Lakeside is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Lakeside had a population of 55 people.[1]

Geography[edit]

The Lake at Lakeside, 1920

The Lake is a waterhole (25°33′37″S 152°07′25″E / 25.5602°S 152.1236°E / -25.5602; 152.1236 (The Lake)).[3]

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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 / -25.5763; 152.1263 (Lakeside railway station (former))).[4]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.[5]

History[edit]

Mungore 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]

In the 2016 census Lakeside had a population of 55 people.[1]

Economy[edit]

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[7]

Education[edit]

There 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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c

    Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). “Lakeside (SSC)”. 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata

  2. ^ “Lakeside – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45381)”. Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ “The Lake – waterhole in North Burnett Regional (entry 33992)”. Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. ^ “Railway stations and sidings – Queensland”. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b “Queensland Globe”. State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ^ “Homesteads – Queensland”. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.


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