Swans Lagoon, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Swans Lagoon
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-20.1019|147.1605|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Swans Lagoon (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 12
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4807
| area = 468.9
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 23.1
| dir1 = SW
| location1 = Millaroo
| dist2 = 83.7
| dir2 = SW
| location2 = Ayr
| dist3 = 122
| dir3 = SSW
| location3 = Townsville
| dist4 = 1330
| dir4 = NNW
| location4 = Brisbane
| lga = Shire of Burdekin
| stategov = Burdekin
| fedgov = Kennedy
| near-n = Mulgrave
| near-ne = Millaroo
| near-e = Millaroo
| near-se = Dalbeg
| near-s = Eight Mile Creek
| near-sw = Ravenswood
| near-w = Mulgrave
| near-nw = Mulgrave
}}
Swans Lagoon is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|44670|Swans Lagoon|locality in Shire of Burdekin|access-date=17 January 2024}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Swans Lagoon had a population of 12 people.
Geography
Swans Lagoon has the following mountain features:
- Mount Dalrymple at the north of the locality ({{coord|-19.95|147.1833|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Dalrymple}}) {{convert|579|m}}{{cite QPN|9251|Mount Dalrymple|mountain in Shire of Burdekin|access-date=1 October 2023}}
- Mcgregors Bonnet, a mountain at the centre of the locality ({{coord|-20.1153|147.1608|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mcgregors Bonnet}}) {{convert|327|m}}{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}
- Expedition Pass in the south-west of the locality ({{coord|-20.2|147.1|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Expedition Pass}}){{cite QPN|12086|Expedition Pass|pass in Shire of Burdekin|access-date=1 October 2023}}
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=17 January 2024}}
History
The locality was named and bounded on 23 February 2001. It presumably takes its name from the waterhole of the same name ({{Coord|-20.12098|147.25875|type:waterbody_region:AU-QLD|name=Swans Lagoon (waterhole)}}).{{cite QPN|32984|Swans Lagoon|waterhole in the Shire of Burdekin|accessdate=|access-date=17 January 2024}}{{Cite web |date=1976 |title=Millaroo |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-25000-line-colour-8357-14-millaroo-ed-1-1976/original |access-date=17 January 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=18 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118015546/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-25000-line-colour-8357-14-millaroo-ed-1-1976/original |url-status=live }} The waterhole is named after a postman with surname Swan who often camped by the lagoon.{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Swan's Lagoon: Celebrating 50 years |url=https://era.daf.qld.gov.au/id/eprint/3506/1/Swans_Lagoon_brochure[1]-sec.pdf |access-date=18 January 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |page=3 |archive-date=2 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181102205637/http://era.daf.qld.gov.au/id/eprint/3506/1/Swans_Lagoon_brochure%5B1%5D-sec.pdf |url-status=live }}
The Queensland Government purchased an {{Convert|80|km2}} pastoral property called Swan's Lagoon in 1961 to establish a beef cattle research station. In 1978, the purchase of an adjacent pastoral property expanded the research station to {{Convert|340|km2}}. The research centre investigated problems relating to raising beef cattle in northern Australia, where cattle production is affected by inconsistent rainfalls, viruses and parasites. The research station was sold in 2014, when the Queensland Government decided to transfer the research program to its Spyglass beef research facility at Basalt, north of Charters Towers.{{Cite news |last=Sparkes |first=David |date=2014-03-11 |title=Massive cattle research property sells for $7.2 million |url=https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/business/townsville-business/massive-cattle-research-property-sells-for-72-million/news-story/5e9df592ee6d36ac6a9c76ac7af3cc9a |access-date=2024-01-18 |work=Townsville Bulletin |archive-date=18 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118015548/https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/business/massive-cattle-research-property-sells-for-72-million/news-story/5e9df592ee6d36ac6a9c76ac7af3cc9a?nk=70edf00e52bf81a9c6913c3e091deb0b-1705542948 |url-status=live }}{{Citation |title=Spyglass Beef Research Facility |url=https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/contact/stations-facilities/spyglass |work=Dams and weirs |access-date=2024-01-18 |publisher=Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Queensland Government}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Swans Lagoon had "no people or a very low population".{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32734|name=Swans Lagoon (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Swans Lagoon had a population of 12 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32709|name=Swans Lagoon (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Swans Lagoon. The nearest primary school is Millaroo State School in neighbouring Millaroo to the east. There are no nearby secondary schools. The options are distance education and boarding school.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=17 January 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 }}
References
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Further reading
- {{Cite book |last=Fordyce |first=Geoffry |url=https://futurebeef.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Swan-Lagoon-Golden-Years-of-Beef-Research.pdf |title=Swan’s Lagoon: Golden Years of Beef Research |date=August 2011 |publisher=JK Connections, Brisbane, Australia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318205641/https://futurebeef.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Swan-Lagoon-Golden-Years-of-Beef-Research.pdf |archive-date=2017-03-18 |url-status=live}} — full text online
{{Shire of Burdekin}}