Fork Lagoons Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 23°20′42″S 147°57′18″E / 23.3450°S 147.9550°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 33 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.0565/km (0.1465/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4723 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 583.6 km (225.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Central Highlands Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Fork Lagoons is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.
The postcode of Fork Lagoons is 4723.
In the 2021 census, Fork Lagoons had a population of 33 people.
Fork Lagoons is bounded to the north and east by Theresa Creek and Retreat Creek to the south.
Kingower Billabong is a billabong in the east of the locality (23°24′00″S 148°04′00″E / 23.4°S 148.0666°E).
There are a number of state forests within the locality: Crystal Creek State Forest, Kettle State Forest and Burn State Forest. Apart from these, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with a small area of crop growing in the south-east of the locality.
The locality was officially named and bounded on 16 June 2000.
In the 2016 census, Fork Lagoons had a population of 0 people.
In the 2021 census, Fork Lagoons had a population of 33 people.
There are no schools in Fork Lagoons. The nearest primary schools are Anakie State School in neighbouring Anakie Siding to the south-west, Capella State School in Capella to the north, and Denison State School and Emerald North State School, both in neighbouring Emerald to the south-west. The nearest secondary schools are Capella State High School in Capella and Emerald State High School in Emerald.