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 Island ...

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 2,551 people.

Geography

Lammermoor is beside the

Coral Sea The Coral Sea () is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean, South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia, and classified as an Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia, interim Australian bioregion. The Coral Sea extends down t ...

overlooking Keppel Bay, 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 ...

and by road north-north-west of Emu Park. 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 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. In the , the population of Rockhampton was 79,293. A common nickname for Rockhampton is "Rocky", and the demonym of Rockhampton is Rockhamptonite. The Scottish- ...

City and live on the coast.

History

Lammermoor is part of the traditional lands of the Darumbal 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. 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 ...

. In 2014, the Shire of Livingstone was re-established and now administers Lammermoor.

Demographics

In the , Lammermoor had a population of 1,316 people. In the , Lammermoor had a population of 2,167 people. In the , Lammermoor had a population of 2,551 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 Taranganba is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Taranganba had a population of 2,275 people. Geography Taranganba is set back from ''Keppel Bay'' ...

to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Yeppoon State High School in

to the north-west.

References

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