Pink Lily

Pink Lily
Queensland
Pink Lily; Queensland
	Pink Lily
Coordinates	23°21′07″S 150°27′34″E / 23.3519°S 150.4594°ECoordinates: 23°21′07″S 150°27′34″E / 23.3519°S 150.4594°E
Population	231 (2016 census)
• Density	7.287/km2 (18.87/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4702
Area	31.7 km2 (12.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Rockhampton Region
State electorate(s)	Mirani
Federal division(s)	Capricornia
	Suburbs around Pink Lily:

Pink Lily is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2016 census Pink Lily had a population of 231 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).^[2]^[3]

Pink Lily Lagoon State School opened on 9 September 1872 and closed on 30 April 1971.^[4]

Pink Lily Primitive Methodist Church opened on Friday 10 December 1886.^[5]

In the 2016 census Pink Lily had a population of 231 people.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pink Lily (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ ^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.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "Local & General News". The Capricornian. 12 (50). Queensland, Australia. 11 December 1886. p. 17. Retrieved 17 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

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[Census2016-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pink Lily (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[qpnl-2] "Pink Lily – locality in Rockhampton Region (entry 48842)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

[3] "Pink Lily Lagoon – waterhole in Rockhampton Region (entry 26876)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

[qfhs-4] Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0

[5] "Local & General News". The Capricornian. 12 (50). Queensland, Australia. 11 December 1886. p. 17. Retrieved 17 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

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