Pink Lily is a rural
locality
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in the
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 ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia.
The proposed
Rockhampton Ring Road will pass through Pink Lily. In the , Pink Lily had a population of 193 people.
History
The locality takes its name from the Pink Lily railway station, named by the
Queensland Railways Department
Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Queensland Rail is owned by the Queensland Government, and operates both suburban and interurban rail services in South East Queensland, as well as long-distance passenger t ...
on 22 August 1916, taking the name from the Pink Lily Lagoon ().
[
Pink Lily Lagoon State School opened on 9 September 1872. It closed on 30 April 1971.]
Demographics
In the , Pink Lily had a population of 231 people.
Education
There are no schools in Pink Lily. The nearest government primary schools are The Hall State School in neighbouring Wandal to the south-east and Gracemere State School in Gracemere to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Rockhampton State High School, also in Wandal.
References
{{Rockhampton Region
Suburbs of Rockhampton Region
Localities in Queensland