Lawn Hill, Queensland


Lawn Hill is a locality split between the Shire of Burke and the City of Mount Isa in Queensland, Australia. It is named for the Boodjamulla National Park, which was previously known as the Lawn Hill National Park, after a pastoral holding in the area.

History

Waanyi is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Gulf Country. The language region includes the western parts of Lawn Hill Creek and Nicholson River, from about the boundary between the Northern Territory and Queensland, westwards towards Alexandria station, Doomadgee, and Nicholson River. It includes the local government area of the Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee.
Yulluna'' is an Australian Aboriginal language. The Yulluna language region includes the local government boundaries of the Shire of Cloncurry and other areas near the Gulf of Carpentaria.
At the 2011 Australian Census, Lawn Hill recorded a population of 381.