Lamington, Queensland


Lamington is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Lamington and surrounding localities had a population of 86 people.

Geography

Christmas Creek is one of a number of tributaries of the Logan River which have headwaters in the McPherson Range along the border. The upper Christmas Creek valley is mountainous. Peaks at Lamington include Little Widgee Mountain, Bujera in the east while across the valley the slopes rise towards Neglected Mountain. The southern boundary follows a section of the western Lamington Plateau and Lamington National Park.

History

Willowbank Provisional School opened on 20 August 1906. On 1 January 1909 it becme Willowbank State School. On 13 July 1914 it was renamed Lamington State School. It closed in April 1943. The school was on Kerry Road and its site is marked with a monument with a plaque.
Lamington was the terminus for one branch of the Beaudesert Shire Tramway. It operated from 1910 to 1944.

Demographics

Lamington has a population of 86 at the. The locality contains 58 households, in which 53.5% of the population are males and 46.5% of the population are females with a median age of 48, 10 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,374, $64 below the national average.

Education

There are no schools in Lamington. The nearest primary school is Hillview State School in neighbouring Hillview. The nearest secondary school is Beaudesert State High School in Beaudesert.