Lakeland Downs
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Lakeland Queensland |
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Lakeland Downs
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 Lakeland
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| Coordinates | 15°51′30″S 144°51′20″E / 15.85833°S 144.85556°ECoordinates: 15°51′30″S 144°51′20″E / 15.85833°S 144.85556°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 227 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4871 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Cook | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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Lakeland (also known as 'Lakeland Downs') is a town and locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. In the 2011 census, Lakeland had a population of 227 people.
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.
It contains a hotel, a cafe, and roadhouse and a small store. The main products are peanuts, maize, sorghum and cattle, coffee, tea and tropical fruits.
The village is named for William Lakeland who was one of the earliest prospectors of Cape York Peninsula.
Lakeland has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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