Zilzie
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Zilzie is a town in the Capricorn Coast region of central Queensland
, Australia. Contiguous with Emu Park, the town is located on the Pacific Ocean coast and in the Rockhampton Region local government area, 685 kilometres (425.6 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane
and 46 kilometres (28.6 mi) east of the regional centre of Rockhampton
. At the 2006 census
, Zilzie had a population of 1,153.
Zilzie was named for a property in the area which in turn was named as an anagram
of Lizzie, the name of the property owner's wife.
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia. Contiguous with Emu Park, the town is located on the Pacific Ocean coast and in the Rockhampton Region local government area, 685 kilometres (425.6 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
and 46 kilometres (28.6 mi) east of the regional centre of Rockhampton
Rockhampton
Rockhampton can refer to:* Rockhampton, Queensland is a city in Queensland, Australia* Rockhampton City, Queensland, a suburb of Rockhampton, Queensland* Electoral district of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Zilzie had a population of 1,153.
Zilzie was named for a property in the area which in turn was named as an anagram
Anagram
An anagram is a type of word play, the result of rearranging the letters of a word or phrase to produce a new word or phrase, using all the original letters exactly once; e.g., orchestra = carthorse, A decimal point = I'm a dot in place, Tom Marvolo Riddle = I am Lord Voldemort. Someone who...
of Lizzie, the name of the property owner's wife.