St Lawrence, Queensland


St Lawrence is a small town and coastal locality in Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Isaac Region local government area.

Geography

St Lawrence is located north of Brisbane and off the Bruce Highway.The town is located south of St Lawrence Creek, which flows into a vast bay known as Broad Sound, a waterway noted for its large tidal range.
The North Coast railway line passes through the town, which is served by St Lawrence railway station.

History

The township of St Lawrence was originally established to maintain the Customs Office for the Port of St Lawrence.
The St Lawrence State School opened on 28 May 1871.
The St Lawrence Library opened in 2001.
At the, St Lawrence and the surrounding area had a population of 195.
St Lawrence was the administrative centre of the Shire of Broadsound until 2008, when the shire was amalgamated with the Shire of Belyando and the Shire of Nebo to form the Isaac Region local government area. Moranbah is the administrative centre of the new region but the former Broadsound Shire offices at 36 Macartney Street are still used as the local offices of the Isaac Regional Council. The building was described in 2004 as "a disarmingly elegant building which seems quite out of place in this otherwise undistinguished town".
In the 2011 census, St Lawrence had a population of 396 people.
Once a prosperous port town, exporting cattle from the hinterland, many residents are now DIDO coal miners.

Heritage listings

St Lawrence has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
The Isaac Regional Council operates a public library at 22 Railway Parade.

Education

St Lawrence State School is in Macartney Street. In 2015, it had an enrolment of 10 students with 2 teachers. The school motto is 'Knowledge, Truth, Honesty'.

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