Lakeland, Queensland
Lakeland is a town and locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.Geography
Lakeland is a small farming centre on the Cape York Peninsula. It is at the junction of the main Peninsula Developmental Road, and the Mulligan Highway.
It contains a hotel, a cafe, and roadhouse and a hardware store. The main products are bananas and cattle.History
The village is named for William Lakeland who was one of the earliest prospectors of Cape York Peninsula.
In the 2011 census, Lakeland had a population of 227 people.Lakeland has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
