title: Fork Lagoons, Queensland
text: # Fork Lagoons, Queensland
  
  Fork Lagoons is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. At the 2021 census, Fork Lagoons had a population of 33 people.
  
  The postcode of Fork Lagoons is 4723.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Fork Lagoons is bounded to the north and east by Theresa Creek and Retreat Creek to the south.
  
  Kingower Billabong is a billabong in the east of the locality (23°24′00″S 148°04′00″E﻿ / ﻿23.4°S 148.0666°E﻿ / -23.4; 148.0666﻿ (Kingower Billabong)).
  
  There are a number of state forests within the locality: Crystal Creek State Forest, Kettle State Forest and Burn State Forest. Apart from these, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with a small area of crop growing in the south-east of the locality.
  
  ## History
  
  The locality was officially named and bounded on 16 June 2000.
  
  In the 2016 census, Fork Lagoons had a population of 0 people.
  
  ## Education
  
  There are no schools in Fork Lagoons. The nearest primary schools are Anakie State School in neighbouring Anakie Siding to the south-west, Capella State School in Capella to the north, and Denison State School and Emerald North State School, both in neighbouring Emerald to the south-west. The nearest secondary schools are Capella State High School in Capella and Emerald State High School in Emerald.
  
  