Lammermoor is a coastal

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on the

Capricorn Coast The Capricorn Coast is a stretch of coastline in Central Queensland, Australia and is part of the Shire of Livingstone (formerly part of Rockhampton Region). Geography The Capricorn Coasts takes its name from Cape Capricorn () on Curtis Is ...

in the

Livingstone Shire The Shire of Livingstone is a local government area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, to the immediate north and east of the regional city of Rockhampton. The shire, administered from the coastal to ...

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, Australia. In the , Lammermoor had a population of 2,167 people.

Geography

Lammermoor is beside the

Coral Sea The Coral Sea () is a marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia, and classified as an interim Australian bioregion. The Coral Sea extends down the Australian northeast coast. Most of it is protected by the Fre ...

overlooking

Keppel Bay Keppel Bay is a bay in Central Queensland, Australia at the mouth of the Fitzroy River on the coast of the Coral Sea. Extent Keppel Bay extends from Station Point on Curtis Island () in the Gladstone Region to Zilzie Point at Zilzie () i ...

, and is centrally located on the

, by road south-east of

Yeppoon Yeppoon is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. Yeppoon is renowned for its beaches, tropical climate, and the islands out on the bay. Located from the city of Rockhampton, Yeppoon is the seat of the ...

and by road north-north-west of

Emu Park Emu Park is a coastal town and locality on the Capricorn Coast located south of Yeppoon in Queensland, Australia. It is within the local government area of Shire of Livingstone (between 2008 and 2013, it was within the Rockhampton Region). In ...

. Unusually, the suburb is not bounded by the coastline but extends over offshore; this is also the case for a number of other coastal suburbs. Lammermoor Beach is a long sandy beach (). Statue Rock () and Statue Bay () are offshore at the southern end of the beach. The

Scenic Highway A scenic route, tourist road, tourist route, tourist drive, holiday route, theme route, or scenic byway is a specially designated road or waterway that travels through an area of natural or cultural beauty. It often passes by scenic viewpoint ...

is the main drive for locals and tourists which passes by the beach of Lammermoor. Lammermoor is a steadily growing community. Several major land developments in Tarranganba and the neighbouring localities of Lammermoor and Taroombal are filling quickly with demand from the mining boom. Many residents of Lammermoor work in

Rockhampton Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. The population of Rockhampton in June 2021 was 79,967, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. making it the fourth-largest city in the state outside of the ...

City and live on the coast.

History

Lammermoor is part of the traditional lands of the

Darumbal The Darumbal people, also spelt Dharumbal, are the Aboriginal Australians that have traditionally occupied Central Queensland, speaking dialects of the Darumbal language. Darumbal people of the Keppel Islands and surrounding regions are sometime ...

peoples. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School opened in 1958. Prior to Local Government Amalgamations in 2008, the Capricorn Coast was administered by

Livingstone Shire Council The Shire of Livingstone is a local government area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, to the immediate north and east of the regional city of Rockhampton. The shire, administered from the coastal to ...

. From 2008 to 2013, it was part of

Rockhampton Region The Rockhampton Region is a local government area (LGA) in Central Queensland, Australia, located on the Tropic of Capricorn about north of Brisbane. Rockhampton is the region's major city; the region also includes the Fitzroy River, Mount Ar ...

. In 2014, the Shire of Livingstone was re-established and now administers Lammermoor. In the , Lammermoor had a population of 1,316 people. In the , Lammermoor had a population of 2,167 people.

Education

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 14 Barracuda Crescent (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 388 students with 29 teachers (24 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent). There are no government schools in Lammermoor. The nearest government primary school is Taranganba State School in neighbouring Taranganba to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Yeppoon State High School in

to the north-west.

References

{{authority control Coastal towns in Queensland Towns in Queensland Beaches of Queensland Shire of Livingstone Capricorn Coast Localities in Queensland