Lake Mary, Queensland

Lake Mary is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Lake Mary had a population of 96 people.^[1]

Lake Mary Queensland
Lake Mary
Coordinates	23.1163°S 150.6225°E / -23.1163; 150.6225 (Lake Mary (centre of locality))
Population	96 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	2.038/km2 (5.28/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4703
Area	47.1 km2 (18.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	18.7 km (12 mi) W of Yeppoon 41.0 km (25 mi) NNE of Rockhampton CBD 681 km (423 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Livingstone Shire
State electorate(s)	Keppel
Federal division(s)	Capricornia
Suburbs around Lake Mary: Greenlake Bungundarra Adelaide Park Barmoya Lake Mary Barmaryee Cobraball Cobraball Bondoola

Geography

The locality is bounded to the south-west by Hedlow Creek and to the north and east by Limestone Creek.^[3]

The locality is presumably named after the lake which is in the western part of the locality (23.1167°S 150.5833°E / -23.1167; 150.5833 (Lake Mary)).^[4]

Lake Mary has the following mountains:

• Mount Hedlow (23.1238°S 150.5811°E / -23.1238; 150.5811 (Mount Hedlow)) 217 metres (712 ft)^[5][6]
• Rocky Cone Mountain (23.1494°S 150.5919°E / -23.1494; 150.5919 (Rocky Cone Mountain)) 172 metres (564 ft)^[5][7]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing.^[3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Lake Mary had a population of 96 people.^[8]

In the 2021 census, Lake Mary had a population of 96 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Lake Mary. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Yeppoon State School and Yeppoon State High School in Yeppoon to the east.^[9]