Lethebrook, Queensland

Lethebrook is a coastal rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Lethebrook had a population of 51 people.[1]

Lethebrook
Queensland
Lethebrook is located in Queensland
Lethebrook
Lethebrook
Coordinates20°32′22″S 148°38′51″E / 20.5394°S 148.6474°E / -20.5394; 148.6474 (Lethebrook (centre of locality))
Population51 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density2.77/km2 (7.18/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4800
Area18.4 km2 (7.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Lethebrook:
Thoopara Goorganga Plains Goorganga Plains
Thoopara Lethebrook Goorganga Plains
Bloomsbury Bloomsbury Coral Sea

History

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Banana Pocket Provisional School opened on 25 May 1922. In 1926 it became Banana Pocket State School. In 1949 it was renamed Lethebrook State School. It closed on 15 June 1964.[3]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Lethebrook had a population of 51 people.[4]

In the 2021 census, Lethebrook had a population of 51 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lethebrook (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.  
  2. ^ "Lethebrook – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46882)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lethebrook (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.