Inverness, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Inverness
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-23.1175|150.7244|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Inverness (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 460
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4703
| area = 5.7
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 3.3
| dir1 = NNW
| location1 = Yeppoon
| dist2 = 43.2
| dir2 = NE
| location2 = Rockhampton
| dist3 = 675
| dir3 = N
| location3 = Brisbane
| dist4 =
| dir4 =
| location4 =
| lga = Livingstone Shire
| stategov = Keppel
| fedgov = Capricornia
| near-n = Adelaide Park
| near-ne = Pacific Heights
Barlows Hill
| near-e = Yeppoon
| near-se = Yeppoon
| near-s = Barmaryee
| near-sw = Barmaryee
| near-w = Adelaide Park
| near-nw = Adelaide Park
}}
Inverness is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|48679|Inverness|locality in Livingstone Shire|access-date=26 October 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Inverness had a population of 460 people.
Geography
The locality is loosely bounded to the north and north-east by the Coast Range rising to elevations of {{Convert|165|m}} above sea level. The north-west of the locality is on the slopes of Mount Barmoya (in the neighbouring locality of Adelaide Park) rising to elevations of {{Convert|247|m}}. The land use in the locality is predominantly rural residential housing with some grazing on native vegetation.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Land parcel |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=27 August 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Inverness had a population of 496 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31420|name=Inverness (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Inverness had a population of 460 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31404|name=Inverness (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Inverness. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Yeppoon State School and Yeppoon State High School, both in neighbouring Yeppoon to the south-east. There are also non-government schools in Yeppoon and nearby localities.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=27 August 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}
Amenities
Springdale Park is at 43 Springdale Avenue ({{coord|-23.1181|150.7216|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Springdale Park}}).{{Cite web |date=20 November 2020 |title=Land for public recreation - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009 |archive-date=22 November 2020 |access-date=22 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}
References
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{{Shire of Livingstone}}