Southern Lamington, Queensland

Southern Lamington Queensland
Southern Lamington
Coordinates	28.2941°S 153.1300°E / -28.2941; 153.1300 (Southern Lamington (centre of locality))
Population	0 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.000/km^2 (0.000/sq mi)
Gazetted	30 January 2003
Postcode(s)	4211
Area	87.8 km^2 (33.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)	Scenic Rim
Federal division(s)	Wright
Suburbs around Southern Lamington: Darlington O'Reilly Limpinwood (NSW) Lamington Southern Lamington Tyalgum Creek (NSW) Mount Gipps Cougal (NSW) Border Ranges (NSW) Pumpenbil (NSW)

Southern Lamington is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] It borders New South Wales.[3] In the 2021 census, Southern Lamington had "no people or a very low population".[1]

Geography

The terrain is mountainous with numerous peaks including:

• Mount Razorback (1,052 metres (3,451 ft)) (28.2564°S 153.1272°E / -28.2564; 153.1272 (Mount Razorback))[4]
• Mount Widgee (964 metres (3,163 ft)) (28.2767°S 153.1106°E / -28.2767; 153.1106 (Mount Widgee))[5]
• Westray Mountain (887 metres (2,910 ft)) (28.2997°S 153.1119°E / -28.2997; 153.1119 (Westray Mountain))[6]

The locality is entirely within the Lamington National Park.[3]

History

The locality was named and bounded by Minister on 31 January 2003.[2]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Southern Lamington had "no people or a very low population".[7]

In the 2021 census, Southern Lamington had "no people or a very low population".[1]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Southern Lamington (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Southern Lamington – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45188)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
4. "Mount Razorback – mountain in the Scenic Rim Region (entry 28101)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
5. "Mount Widgee – mountain in the Scenic Rim Region (entry 37422)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
6. "Westray Mountain – mountain in the Scenic Rim Region (entry 47046)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Southern Lamington (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.