Inverness is a rural
locality
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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 ...
,
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, Australia.
In the , Inverness had a population of 460 people.
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Geography
The locality is loosely bounded to the north and north-east by the Coast Range rising to elevations of above sea level. The north-west of the locality is on the slopes of Mount Barmoya (in the neighbouring locality of Adelaide Park) rising to elevations of . The land use in the locality is predominantly rural residential
A hobby farm (also called a lifestyle block, acreage living, or rural residential) is a smallholding or small farm that is maintained without expectation of being a primary source of income. Some are held simply to bring homeowners closer to n ...
housing with some grazing
In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...
on native vegetation.
Demographics
In the , Inverness had a population of 496 people.
Education
There are no schools in Inverness. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Yeppoon State School
Yeppoon State School is a heritage-listed state school and state school at 14–16 Tucker Street, Yeppoon, Queensland, Yeppoon, Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Department of Public Works (Queensland) and built f ...
and Yeppoon State High School
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 t ...
, both in neighbouring 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 ...
to the south-east. There are also non-government schools in Yeppoon and nearby localities.
Amenities
Springdale Park is at 43 Springdale Avenue ().
References
{{Shire of Livingstone
Shire of Livingstone
Localities in Queensland