Pink Lily
Suburbs around Pink Lily: | ||
Alton Downs | Glenlee | Parkhurst |
Alton Downs | Pink Lily | Kawana |
Nine Mile | Fairy Bower | Wandal West Rockhampton |
Pink Lily is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] The proposed Rockhampton Ring Road will pass through Pink Lily.
In the 2021 census, Pink Lily had a population of 193 people.[1]
History
The locality takes its name from the Pink Lily railway station, named by the Queensland Railways Department on 22 August 1916, taking the name from the Pink Lily Lagoon (23°20′28″S 150°28′37″E / 23.3411°S 150.4770°E / -23.3411; 150.4770 (Pink Lily Lagoon)).[2][3]
Pink Lily Lagoon State School opened on 9 September 1872.[4] It closed on 30 April 1971.[5] It was at 17 Six Mile Road (23°21′27″S 150°28′13″E / 23.3576°S 150.4704°E / -23.3576; 150.4704 (Pink Lily Lagoon State School)).[6]
Pink Lily Primitive Methodist Church opened on Friday 10 December 1886.[7]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Pink Lily had a population of 231 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Pink Lily had a population of 193 people.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pink Lily (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Pink Lily – locality in Rockhampton Region (entry 48842)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Pink Lily Lagoon – waterhole in Rockhampton Region (entry 26876)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "No title". Rockhampton Bulletin. No. 1583. Queensland, Australia. 14 September 1872. p. 2. Retrieved 20 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Ridgelands" (Map). Queensland Government. 1946. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Local & General News". The Capricornian. Vol. 12, no. 50. Queensland, Australia. 11 December 1886. p. 17. Retrieved 17 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pink Lily (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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