Fork Lagoons is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. The

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of Fork Lagoons is 4723. In the , Fork Lagoons had a population of 33 people.

Geography

Fork Lagoons is bounded to the north and east by Theresa Creek and Retreat Creek to the south. Kingower Billabong is a

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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.

Demographics

In the , Fork Lagoons had a population of 0 people. In the , Fork Lagoons had a population of 33 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

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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

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