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Kents Lagoon, 2015
Kents Lagoon Location in Queensland
Population	60 (2021 census)
• Density	6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4309
Area	9.8 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	14.9 km (9 mi) NW of Boonah 39.2 km (24 mi) SSW of Ipswich 47.9 km (30 mi) WNW of Beaudesert 78.3 km (49 mi) SW of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)	Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s)	Wright
Suburbs around Kents Lagoon: Silverdale Munbilla Munbilla Silverdale Kents Lagoon Munbilla Kalbar Kalbar Obum Obum

Kents Lagoon is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Kents Lagoon had a population of 60 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 124 to 234 acres (50 to 95 ha) first went to auction in January 1906 as part of the Kent's Lagoon Paddock Estate. The estate was bounded by Warrill Creek to the west, the now closed Mundbilla railway station to the north-east, and Main Road (now Munbilla Road) to the east.

The Mount Edwards railway line opened in 1922 and closed in 1960. The locality was served by the Waraperta railway station (27°54′12″S 152°37′58″E / 27.90333°S 152.63278°E / -27.90333; 152.63278 (Waraperta railway station (former))) on Munbilla Road.

Demographics

At the 2016 census, Kents Lagoon has a population of 56. 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.

In the 2021 census, Kents Lagoon had a population of 60 people.