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Lakeland is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Lakeland had a population of 299 people.[1]

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Lakeland Queensland
Lakeland Downs
Lakeland
Coordinates	15.8591°S 144.8566°E / -15.8591; 144.8566 (Lakeland (town centre))
Population	299 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	0.06311/km2 (0.16345/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4871
Area	4,738.0 km2 (1,829.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	78.5 km (49 mi) SW of Cooktown 248 km (154 mi) NNW of Cairns 1,902 km (1,182 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Cook
State electorate(s)	Cook
Federal division(s)	Leichhardt
Localities around Lakeland: Laura Cooktown Rossville Palmer Lakeland Bloomfield Dedin Groganville Hurricane Desailly Spurgeon Mount Carbine

Geography

Lakeland is a small farming centre on the Cape York Peninsula. It is at the junction of the main Peninsula Developmental Road (which is paved all the way from Cairns to Lakeland), and the Mulligan Highway (formerly the Cooktown Developmental Road).[4]

Lakeland has the following mountains:

• Belle View Peak (15.6644°S 145.0197°E / -15.6644; 145.0197 (Belle View Peak))[5][6]
• Hamilton Peak (16.0381°S 144.8420°E / -16.0381; 144.8420 (Hamilton Peak)) 664 metres (2,178 ft)[5][7]
• Macdonalds Hill (15.9594°S 144.8498°E / -15.9594; 144.8498 (Macdonalds Hill)) 458 metres (1,503 ft)[5][8]
• Mount Amy (15.9937°S 144.9932°E / -15.9937; 144.9932 (Mount Amy)) 845 metres (2,772 ft)[5][9]
• Mount Byerley (15.6394°S 145.0414°E / -15.6394; 145.0414 (Mount Byerley)) 452 metres (1,483 ft)[5][10]
• Mount Earl (15.8833°S 144.9143°E / -15.8833; 144.9143 (Mount Earl)) 469 metres (1,539 ft)[5][11]
• Mount Emily (15.6679°S 145.0675°E / -15.6679; 145.0675 (Mount Emily)) 236 metres (774 ft)[5][12]
• Mount Eykin (15.9505°S 144.9299°E / -15.9505; 144.9299 (Mount Eykin)) 571 metres (1,873 ft)[5][13]
• Mount Fahey (15.6849°S 145.0348°E / -15.6849; 145.0348 (Mount Fahey)) 242 metres (794 ft)[5][14]
• Mount Gibson (15.9919°S 144.9091°E / -15.9919; 144.9091 (Mount Gibson)) 516 metres (1,693 ft)[5][15]
• Mount Herman (16.0663°S 144.7920°E / -16.0663; 144.7920 (Mount Herman)) 636 metres (2,087 ft)[5]
• Mount Janet (15.8959°S 144.7121°E / -15.8959; 144.7121 (Mount Janet)) 703 metres (2,306 ft)[5][16]
• Mount Lukin (15.9131°S 144.6744°E / -15.9131; 144.6744 (Mount Lukin)) 764 metres (2,507 ft)[5][17]
• Mount Macdonald (15.6980°S 145.0151°E / -15.6980; 145.0151 (Mount Macdonald)) 328 metres (1,076 ft)[5][18]
• Mount Mccormack (15.5859°S 144.9771°E / -15.5859; 144.9771 (Mount Mccormack)) 492 metres (1,614 ft)[5][19]
• Mount Mclean (15.9016°S 144.8387°E / -15.9016; 144.8387 (Mount Mclean)) 416 metres (1,365 ft)[5][20]
• Mount Murray (15.9553°S 144.7772°E / -15.9553; 144.7772 (Mount Murray)) 602 metres (1,975 ft)[5][21]
• Mount Pike (16.0259°S 144.9560°E / -16.0259; 144.9560 (Mount Pike)) 842 metres (2,762 ft)[5][22]
• Mount Scatterbrain (15.8686°S 144.9051°E / -15.8686; 144.9051 (Mount Scatterbrain)) 426 metres (1,398 ft)[5]
• Mount Sellheim (15.7525°S 144.9581°E / -15.7525; 144.9581 (Mount Sellheim)) 269 metres (883 ft)[5][23]
• North Sampson Mountain (15.7963°S 145.1741°E / -15.7963; 145.1741 (North Sampson Mountain)) 728 metres (2,388 ft)[5][24]
• Racecourse Mountain (16.0104°S 144.9995°E / -16.0104; 144.9995 (Racecourse Mountain)) 664 metres (2,178 ft)[5][25]
• Shields Sugarloaf (15.7198°S 144.9750°E / -15.7198; 144.9750 (Shields Sugarloaf))[5][26]
• Tandewarrah (15.7190°S 145.1021°E / -15.7190; 145.1021 (Tandewarrah)) 474 metres (1,555 ft)[5]
• The Brothers (15.9263°S 144.8526°E / -15.9263; 144.8526 (The Brothers)) 428 metres (1,404 ft)[5][27]
• The Twins (15.9076°S 144.9162°E / -15.9076; 144.9162 (The Twins))[5][28]
• Three Peaks (16.0718°S 144.8221°E / -16.0718; 144.8221 (Three Peaks))[5]
• Zillman Peak (16.0578°S 144.8740°E / -16.0578; 144.8740 (Zillman Peak)) 688 metres (2,257 ft)[5]

History

The village is named for William Lakeland who was one of the earliest prospectors of Cape York Peninsula.[29][30]

Lakeland State School opened on 23 August 1969.[31]

In the 2011 census, the locality of Lakeland had a population of 227 people.[32]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Lakeland had a population of 299 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Lakeland has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Mareeba Mining District (15.9776°S 144.9328°E / -15.9776; 144.9328 (Nuggety Gully (heritage site))): Nuggety Gully Water Race and Chinese Camp[33]

Economy

The main products are bananas and cattle.^{[citation needed]}

Education

Lakeland State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls on the corner of Peninsula Developmental Road and the Mulligan Highway (15.8569°S 144.8568°E / -15.8569; 144.8568 (Lakeland State School)).[34][35] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 17 students with 2 teachers and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[36]

There is no secondary school in Lakeland. The nearest government secondary school is Cooktown State School in Cooktown to the north-east. Given the distances involved, distance education and boarding school are other options.[4]

Amenities

Lakeland has a hotel, a cafe, and roadhouse and a hardware store.^{[citation needed]}

Attractions

James Earl Lookout is off the Mulligan Highway, 14.7 kilometres (9.1 mi) SSE of the town (15.9751°S 144.8289°E / -15.9751; 144.8289 (James Earl Lookout)).[37]

References

Further reading

• Trezise, P.J. 1969. Quinkan Country: Adventures in Search of Aboriginal Cave Paintings in Cape York. A.H. & A.W. Reed, Sydney.
• Trezise, Percy. 1973. Last Days of a Wilderness. William Collins (Aust) Ltd., Brisbane. ISBN 0-00-211434-8.
• Trezise, P.J. 1993. Dream Road: A Journey of Discovery. Allen & Unwin, St. Leonards, Sydney.
• Premier's Department (prepared by Connell Wagner). 1989. Cape York Peninsula Resource Analysis. Cairns. (1989). ISBN 0-7242-6200-8
• Roth, W.E. 1897. The Queensland Aborigines. 3 Vols. Reprint: Facsimile Edition, Hesperian Press, Victoria Park, W.A., 1984. ISBN 0-85905-054-8
• Ryan, Michelle and Burwell, Colin, eds. 2000. Wildlife of Tropical North Queensland: Cooktown to Mackay. Queensland Museum, Brisbane. ISBN 0-85905-045-9 (set of 3 vols).
• Scarth-Johnson, Vera. 2000. National Treasures: Flowering plants of Cooktown and Northern Australia. Vera Scarth-Johnson Gallery Association, Cooktown. ISBN 0-646-39726-5 (pbk); ISBN 0-646-39725-7 Limited Edition - Leather Bound.
• Sutton, Peter (ed). Languages of Cape York: Papers presented to a Symposium organised by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra. (1976). ISBN 0-85575-046-4
• Wynter, Jo and Hill, John. 1991. Cape York Peninsula: Pathways to Community Economic Development. The Final Report of The Community Economic Development Projects Cook Shire. Cook Shire Council.

External links

• "Town map of Lakeland". Queensland Government. 1980.

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