Kents Lagoon, Queensland


Kents Lagoon is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Kents Lagoon had a population of 56 people.

Geography

In the south east of the locality elevations rise to 140 m at Obum Obum Hill. Warrill Creek marks the western boundary of Kents Lagoon. To the east of Warril Creek lies Kents Lagoon.

History

The lagoon was named by Ludwig Leichhardt after F. Kent, the then owner of Fassifern station.
Irrigated farms of first went to auction in January 1906 as part of the Kent's Lagoon Paddock Estate. The estate was bounded by Warrick Creek to the west, the now closed Mundbilla railway station to the north-east, and Main Road to the east.
At the the locality and surrounds recorded a population of 434.

Demographics

Kents Lagoon has a population of 56 at the. The locality contains 24 households, in which 51.6% of the population are males and 48.4% of the population are females with a median age of 38, the same as the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,624, $186 above the national average.