St Lawrence, Queensland

St Lawrence Queensland
View along St Lawrence's main street
St Lawrence
Coordinates	22°21′S 149°32′E / 22.350°S 149.533°E / -22.350; 149.533Coordinates: 22°21′S 149°32′E / 22.350°S 149.533°E / -22.350; 149.533
Population	396 (2011 census)
Postcode(s)	4707
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Location	802 km (498 mi) NW of Brisbane 186 km (116 mi) NW of Rockhampton 159 km (99 mi) S of Mackay 82 km (51 mi) N of Marlborough
LGA(s)	Isaac Region
State electorate(s)	Mirani
Federal Division(s)	Capricornia
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 31.8 °C 89 °F 10.9 °C 52 °F 1,018.6 mm 40.1 in
Localities around St Lawrence: Collaroy Clairview The Percy Group Lotus Creek St Lawrence The Percy Group Clarke Creek Ogmore Ogmore

St Lawrence is a small town and locality in Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Isaac Region local government area. In the 2011 census, St Lawrence had a population of 396 people.

St Lawrence is located 802 kilometres (498 mi) north of Brisbane and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) off the Bruce Highway.The town is located south of St Lawrence Creek, which flows into a vast bay known as Broad Sound, a waterway noted for its large tidal range (up to 9 metres (30 ft) in the summer).

The North Coast railway line passes through the town, which is served by St Lawrence railway station.

The township of St Lawrence was originally established to maintain the Customs Office for the Port of St Lawrence.

The St Lawrence State School opened on 28 May 1871.

At the 2006 census, St Lawrence and the surrounding area had a population of 195.

St Lawrence was the administrative centre of the Shire of Broadsound until 2008, when the shire was amalgamated with the Shire of Belyando and the Shire of Nebo to form the Isaac Region local government area. Moranbah is the administrative centre of the new region but the former Broadsound Shire offices at 36 Macartney Street are still used as the local offices of the Isaac Regional Council. The building was described in 2004 as "a disarmingly elegant building which seems quite out of place in this otherwise undistinguished town".

Once a prosperous port town, exporting cattle from the hinterland, most residents are now railway workers.

St Lawrence has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: