Lamington, Queensland

Lamington
Queensland

Mount Widgee, 2014

Lamington

Coordinates

28°15′32″S 153°0′41″E / 28.25889°S 153.01139°ECoordinates: 28°15′32″S 153°0′41″E / 28.25889°S 153.01139°E

Population

463 (2011)^[1]

Established

1997

4211

Suburbs around Lamington:
Oaky Creek	Hillview	Darlington
Running Creek	Lamington	Southern Lamington
Chinghee Creek	Mount Gipps	Southern Lamington

Lamington is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2011 census, Lamington and surrounding localities had a population of 463 people.^[1]

Geography

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.

Railway

Lamington was the terminus for one branch of the Beaudesert Shire Tramway. It operated from 1910 to 1944.^[3]

References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Innisplain (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
↑ "Lamington (entry 45158)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
↑ "Hillview Tramway Station Monument". Monument Australia. Retrieved 30 March 2016.

External links

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Towns and communities in the Scenic Rim Region, South East Queensland

Allandale Allenview Anthony Aratula Barney View Beaudesert Beechmont Benobble Biddaddaba Binna Burra Birnam Blantyre Boonah Boyland Bromelton Bunburra Bunjurgen Burnett Creek Cainbable Cannon Creek Canungra Carneys Creek Charlwood Chinghee Creek Christmas Creek Clumber Coleyville Coochin Coulson Croftby Cryna Darlington Dugandan Fassifern Fassifern Valley Ferny Glen Flying Fox Frazerview Frenches Creek Gleneagle Harrisville Hillview Hoya Illinbah Innisplain Josephville Kagaru Kalbar Kents Lagoon Kents Pocket Kerry Knapp Creek Kooralbyn Kulgun Lamington Laravale Limestone Ridges Lower Mount Walker Maroon Merryvale Milbong Milford Milora Moogerah Moorang Morwincha Mount Alford Mount Barney Mount Edwards Mount Forbes Mount French Mount Gipps Mount Lindesay Mount Walker Mount Walker West Munbilla Mutdapilly Nindooinbah North Tamborine Oaky Creek Obum Obum O'Reilly Palen Creek Peak Crossing Radford Rathdowney Roadvale Rosevale Running Creek Sarabah Silverdale Southern Lamington Tabooba Tabragalba Tamborine Tamborine Mountain Tamrookum Tamrookum Creek Tarome Templin Teviotville Undullah Veresdale Veresdale Scrub Wallaces Creek Warrill View Washpool Wilsons Plains Witheren Wonglepong Woolooman Wyaralong

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