| Laura Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Laura Railway Station, 1896 | |||||||||||||||
  Laura | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°33′27″S 144°26′47″E / 15.5576°S 144.4463°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 133 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.01714/km2 (0.04440/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4871 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 7,757.7 km2 (2,995.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Cook | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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Laura is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Laura had a population of 133 people.[1]
It is the centre for the largest collection of prehistoric rock art in the world, including Quinkan Country which is on the Australian National Heritage List.[4]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Census2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Laura – town in Shire of Cook (entry 19042)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Laura – locality in Shire of Cook (entry 46132)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Quinkan Country". Australian National Heritage List. Department of Environment and Energy. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.