Christmas Creek is one of a number of tributaries of the Logan River which have headwaters in the McPherson Range along the border. The upper Christmas Creek valley is mountainous. Peaks at Lamington include Little Widgee Mountain, Bujera in the east while across the valley the slopes rise towards Neglected Mountain. The southern boundary follows a section of the western Lamington Plateau and Lamington National Park.
The name Bujera is an Aboriginal word meaning "warm, love, adore, a good feeling" of the traditional landowners, the Mununjali people. [6]
Willowbank Provisional School opened on 20 August 1906. On 1 January 1909 it became Willowbank State School. On 13 July 1914 it was renamed Lamington State School. It closed in April 1943.[8] The school was on Kerry Road and its site is marked with a monument with a plaque.
Lamington was the terminus for one branch of the Beaudesert Shire Tramway. It operated from 1910 to 1944.[9]
Captain Vance of the Royal Australian Survey Corp established a trigonometrical Station on Hillview Cliffs which was in use from 1924 and 1930.[7]
In the 2016 census Lamington had a population of 86 people.[1] The locality contained 58 households, in which 53.5% of the population were males and 46.5% of the population were females with a median age of 48, 10 years above the national average. The average weekly household income was $1,374, $64 below the national average.[1]
Educationedit
There are no schools in Lamington. The nearest primary school is Hillview State School in neighbouring Hillview to the north. The nearest secondary school is Beaudesert State High School in Beaudesert to the north.[10]
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lamington, queensland, cake, invented, queensland, lamington, lamington, rural, locality, scenic, region, queensland, australia, 2016, census, lamington, population, people, coordinates, using, openstreetmapdownload, coordinates, coordinates, primary, coordina. For the cake invented in Queensland see Lamington Lamington is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region Queensland Australia 2 In the 2016 census Lamington had a population of 86 people 1 Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Lamington QueenslandMount Widgee 2014LamingtonCoordinates28 16 05 S 153 01 28 E 28 2680 S 153 0244 E 28 2680 153 0244 Lamington centre of locality Population86 2016 census 1 Density1 478 km2 3 827 sq mi Established1997Postcode s 4285Area58 2 km2 22 5 sq mi Time zoneAEST UTC 10 00 Location42 9 km 27 mi S of Beaudesert111 km 69 mi S of BrisbaneLGA s Scenic Rim RegionState electorate s Scenic RimFederal division s WrightSuburbs around Lamington Oaky Creek Hillview DarlingtonRunning Creek Lamington Southern LamingtonChinghee Creek Mount Gipps Southern Lamington Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Education 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksGeography editChristmas Creek is one of a number of tributaries of the Logan River which have headwaters in the McPherson Range along the border The upper Christmas Creek valley is mountainous Peaks at Lamington include Little Widgee Mountain Bujera in the east while across the valley the slopes rise towards Neglected Mountain The southern boundary follows a section of the western Lamington Plateau and Lamington National Park Lamington has the following mountains and cliffs Buchanans Fort mountain 28 17 02 S 153 03 40 E 28 2839 S 153 0612 E 28 2839 153 0612 Buchanans Fort mountain 817 metres 2 680 ft 3 4 Little Widgee Mountain 28 16 05 S 153 03 01 E 28 2681 S 153 0504 E 28 2681 153 0504 Little Widgee Mountain 759 metres 2 490 ft 3 5 Bujera cliff 28 18 00 S 153 04 03 E 28 2999 S 153 0675 E 28 2999 153 0675 Bujera 6 Hillview Cliffs 28 14 38 S 152 58 26 E 28 2440 S 152 9738 E 28 2440 152 9738 Hillview Cliffs 7 History edit nbsp Plaque marking Lamington State SchoolThe name Bujera is an Aboriginal word meaning warm love adore a good feeling of the traditional landowners the Mununjali people 6 Willowbank Provisional School opened on 20 August 1906 On 1 January 1909 it became Willowbank State School On 13 July 1914 it was renamed Lamington State School It closed in April 1943 8 The school was on Kerry Road and its site is marked with a monument with a plaque Lamington was the terminus for one branch of the Beaudesert Shire Tramway It operated from 1910 to 1944 9 Captain Vance of the Royal Australian Survey Corp established a trigonometrical Station on Hillview Cliffs which was in use from 1924 and 1930 7 In the 2016 census Lamington had a population of 86 people 1 The locality contained 58 households in which 53 5 of the population were males and 46 5 of the population were females with a median age of 48 10 years above the national average The average weekly household income was 1 374 64 below the national average 1 Education editThere are no schools in Lamington The nearest primary school is Hillview State School in neighbouring Hillview to the north The nearest secondary school is Beaudesert State High School in Beaudesert to the north 10 See also editList of tramways in QueenslandReferences edit a b c d Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Lamington SSC 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 20 October 2018 nbsp Lamington locality in Scenic Rim Region entry 45158 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 29 December 2020 a b Mountain peaks and capes Queensland Queensland Open Data Queensland Government 12 November 2020 Archived from the original on 25 November 2020 Retrieved 25 November 2020 Buchanans Fort unbounded locality in the Scenic Rim Region entry 4877 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 23 February 2021 Little Widgee Mountain mountain in Scenic Rim Region entry 19768 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 25 November 2020 a b Bujera cliff in Scenic Rim Regional entry 45241 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 29 December 2020 a b Hillview Cliffs cliff in Scenic Rim Regional entry 15912 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 29 December 2020 Queensland Family History Society 2010 Queensland schools past and present Version 1 01 ed Queensland Family History Society ISBN 978 1 921171 26 0 Hillview Tramway Station Monument Monument Australia Archived from the original on 16 April 2016 Retrieved 30 March 2016 Queensland Globe State of Queensland Retrieved 3 May 2020 External links edit nbsp Media related to Lamington Queensland at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lamington Queensland amp oldid 1090173951, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
