Zilzie

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Zilzie

| state = qld

| image = Seaspray View Zilzie.jpg

| caption = Looking over the Seaspray estate in Zilzie

| coordinates = {{coord|-23.2961|150.8097|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Zilzie (centre of locality)}}

| pop = 2846

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes =

| established =

| postcode = 4710

| area = 34.0

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

| dist1 = 1.8

| dir1 = S

| location1 = Emu Park

| dist2 = 22.4

| dir2 = SSE

| location2 = Yeppoon

| dist3 = 46.5

| dir3 = ENE

| location3 = Rockhampton

| dist4 = 682

| dir4 = NNW

| location4 = Brisbane

| lga = Shire of Livingstone

| stategov = Keppel

| fedgov = Capricornia

| near-n = Emu Park

| near-ne = Emu Park

| near-e = The Keppels

| near-se = Keppel Sands

| near-s = Keppel Sands

| near-sw = Coorooman

| near-w = Coorooman

| near-nw = Emu Park

}}

Zilzie is a coastal locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|48958|Zilzie|locality in Livingstone Shire|access-date=5 November 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Zilzie had a population of 2,846 people.

Geography

Contiguous with Emu Park, the town is located on the Capricorn Coast, {{convert|685|km|mi}} north north west of the state capital, Brisbane {{convert|32|km|mi}} east of the city of Rockhampton and approx {{convert|23.3|km|mi}} south of Yeppoon.

Zilzie has the following headlands (from north to south):

Rocky Point ({{coord|-23.2682|150.8285|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Rocky Point}}){{cite QPN|28865|Rocky Point|mountain in Livingstone Shire|access-date=25 November 2020}}
Arthurs Point ({{coord|-23.2743|150.8257|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Arthurs Point}}){{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}}{{cite QPN|897|Arthurs Point|mountain in Livingstone Shire|access-date=25 November 2020}}
Zilzie Point ({{coord|-23.2798|150.8245|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Zilzie Point}}){{cite QPN|38858|Zilzie Point|mountain in Livingstone Shire|access-date=25 November 2020}}
Cocoanut Point ({{coord|-23.2885|150.8134|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Cocoanut Point}}){{cite QPN|7649|Cocoanut Point|mountain in Livingstone Shire|access-date=25 November 2020}}

History

Zilzie was named after Zilzie Point, the coastal northern end of the suburb, which was named after a property in the area which was owned by Arthur Bootle Wilbraham, who made an anagram of Lizzie (née Jardine), the name of his wife.{{cite web|title=Emu Park & Zilzie|url=http://profile.id.com.au/Default.aspx?id=320&pg=101&gid=160&type=enum|work=Rockhampton Regional Council|publisher=profile.id|access-date=31 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008133015/http://profile.id.com.au/Default.aspx?id=320&pg=101&gid=160&type=enum|archive-date=8 October 2011|url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56934025 |title=HISTORY IN PLACE NAMES. |newspaper=The Morning Bulletin |location=Rockhampton, Qld. |date=20 February 1950 |access-date=28 December 2015 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=17 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917053916/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/56934025 |url-status=live }}{{Cite QPN|38858|Zilzie Point|point in the Shire of Livingstone|access-date=7 November 2019}}

Between 2008 and 2013, Zilzie and the rest of the Shire of Livingstone were part of the Rockhampton Region.

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2006}}, Zilzie had a population of 1,153 people.{{Census 2006 AUS|access-date=26 July 2023|quick=on|id=SSC38067|name=Zilzie (SSC)}}

In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Zilzie had a population of 1,890 people.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31859|quick=on|name=Zilzie (SSC)|access-date=26 July 2023}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Zilzie had a population of 2,713 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC33262|name=Zilzie (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Zilzie had a population of 2,846 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL33233|name=Zilzie (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Education

There are no schools in Zilzie. The nearest government primary school is Emu Park State School in neighbouing Emu Park to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Yeppoon State High School in Yeppoon to the north.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=26 July 2023}}

Amenities

There is a boat ramp and a floating walkway in Svendsen Road on the north bank of Coorooman Creek ({{coord|-23.2994|150.7692|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Svendsen Road boat ramp}}). They are managed by the Livingstone Shire Council.{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/recreational-boating-facilities-queensland/resource/60ce6cc3-af0c-4806-bc8c-ab0ee981819c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122210008/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/recreational-boating-facilities-queensland/resource/60ce6cc3-af0c-4806-bc8c-ab0ee981819c |archive-date=22 November 2020 |access-date=22 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}

Facilities

Emu Park-Zilzie Sewage Treatment Plant is at 3620 Emu Park Road ({{coord|-23.2627|150.8103|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=sewage treatment plant}}).{{Cite web|date=18 November 2020|title=Landmark Areas - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/db9c913b-b7e2-4d88-9a5e-32cbb1470f12|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121195536/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/db9c913b-b7e2-4d88-9a5e-32cbb1470f12|archive-date=21 November 2020|access-date=21 October 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}

References

Category:Shire of Livingstone

Category:Localities in Queensland