Horseshoe Lagoon Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 19°33′58″S 147°08′30″E / 19.5661°S 147.1416°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 213 ( SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4809 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 84.0 km2 (32.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Shire of Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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Horseshoe Lagoon is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Horseshoe Lagoon had a population of 213 people. [3]
The Haughton River forms part of the western boundary. Horseshoe Lagoon (the body of water) is in the west of the locality adjacent to the river. [4]
The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the east ( Barratta) and exits to the west ( Mount Surround / Giru). [5]
The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the north-east (Barratta) and exists to the north-west (Giru); there are no stations within the locality. [5]
The predominant land use is growing sugarcane. There is a network of cane tramways to transport the harvested sugarcane to the Invicta sugar mill in neighbouring Giru. [5]
The locality was named and bounded on 23 February 2001. [2] It is presumably named after the small lagoon in the west of the locality, which is locally known as Horseshoe Lagoon (now protected within the Horseshoe Lagoon Conservation Park). [5] [6]
In the 2016 census, Horseshoe Lagoon had a population of 217 people. [7]
In the 2021 census, Horseshoe Lagoon had a population of 213 people. [3]
There are no schools in Horseshoe Lagoon. The nearest government primary school is Giru State School in neighbouring Giru to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Ayr State High School in Ayr to the east. [8]