Fork Lagoons is a rural

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in the

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Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. At the , Fork Lagoons had a population of 33 people. The

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of Fork Lagoons is 4723.

Geography

Fork Lagoons is bounded to the north and east by Theresa Creek and Retreat Creek to the south. Kingower Billabong is a billabong in the east of the locality (). There are a number of state forests within the locality: Crystal Creek State Forest, Kettle State Forest and Burn State Forest. Apart from these, the land use is predominantly

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on native vegetation with a small area of crop growing in the south-east of the locality.

History

The locality was officially named and bounded on 16 June 2000. In the , Fork Lagoons had a population of 0 people.

Education

There are no schools in Fork Lagoons. The nearest primary schools are Anakie State School in neighbouring Anakie Siding to the south-west, Capella State School in Capella to the north, and Denison State School and Emerald North State School, both in neighbouring

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to the south-west. The nearest secondary schools are Capella State High School in Capella and Emerald State High School in Emerald.

References

{{Central Highlands Region Central Highlands Region Localities in Queensland