Lochington, Queensland
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Lochington Queensland |
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 Lochington
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| Coordinates | 23°57′30″S 147°24′37″E / 23.95833°S 147.41028°ECoordinates: 23°57′30″S 147°24′37″E / 23.95833°S 147.41028°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4722 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Central Highlands Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Lochington is a locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2011 census, Lochington's population was too low to be separately reported and was combined with neighbouring Willows which had a reported population of 308 people.
The Capricorn Highway passes through the north of the locality. The locality is bordered by Lake Maraboon to the north-east. The Snake Range National Park is within the locality.
Lochington pastoral station obtained a mail service on 1 January 1937.
Lockington Provisional School opened 23 January 1961 on land that was once part of Lockington pastoral station. It became Lockington State School at a new site in January 1965. The school closed 14 December 1979 due to low student numbers. On 29 January 1991, Lochington State School was reopened (but with a new spelling of the name).
Lochington State School is a government co-educational primary (P-7) school at a remote location (23°56′37″S 147°31′31″E / 23.943506°S 147.525284°E). In 2013, the school had 3 students (from the same family) and 1 teacher.
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