Kents Lagoon, Queensland
| Kents Lagoon Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 27°54′10″S 152°37′44″E / 27.90278°S 152.62889°ECoordinates: 27°54′10″S 152°37′44″E / 27.90278°S 152.62889°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 434 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4309 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Scenic Rim Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Beaudesert | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||
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Kents Lagoon is a locality in the Scenic Rim Region of Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 Australia Census the locality and surrounds recorded a population of 434.[1]
In the south east of the locality elevations rise to 140 m at Obum Obum Hill. Warrill Creek marks the western boundary of Kents Lagoon. To the east of Warril Creek lies Kents Lagoon. The lagoon was named by Dr. Leichhardt after F. Kent, the then owner of Fassifern station.[2] Irrigated farms in the area first went to auction in January 1906.[3]
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Kents Lagoon (Gazetted Locality)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ "Nomenclature Of Queensland.–163.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane: National Library of Australia). 7 April 1936. p. 14. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ "Fassifern Estate Queensland". Newspaper clipping. 1906. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
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