Lark Hill, Queensland

Lark Hill
Queensland
Larkhill Boundary Road, 2023
Lark Hill is located in Queensland
Lark Hill
Lark Hill
Coordinates27°31′24″S 152°35′49″E / 27.5233°S 152.5969°E / -27.5233; 152.5969 (Lark Hill (centre of locality))
Population69 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density17.3/km2 (44.7/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4306
Area4.0 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Somerset Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal division(s)Blair
Suburbs around Lark Hill:
Coolana Glamorgan Vale Glamorgan Vale
Coolana Lark Hill Glamorgan Vale
Minden Marburg Marburg

Lark Hill is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Lark Hill had a population of 69 people.[1]

History

Mount Stradbrook Provisional School opened on 8 July 1907. In June 1908, it was renamed Lark Hill Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Lark Hill State School. It closed on 28 July 1967.[3] It was at 335 Larkhill Boundary Road (27°31′36″S 152°36′15″E / 27.52671°S 152.60411°E / -27.52671; 152.60411 (Lark Hill State School (former))).[4][5][6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Lark Hill had a population of 62 people.[7]

In the 2021 census, Lark Hill had a population of 69 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Lark Hill. The nearest government primary schools are Glamorgan Vale State School in neighbouring Glamorgan Vale to the north-east and Tarampa State School in Tarampa to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Lowood State High School in Lowood to the north-west.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lark Hill (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Lark Hill – locality in Somerset Region (entry 44881)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ "Ipswich" (Map). Queensland Government. 1945. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Queensland Twenty Chain series sheet 2527" (Map). Queensland Government. 1965. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel; Mountains". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lark Hill (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 December 2024.