Jardine, Queensland

Jardine is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the, Jardine had a population of 72 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded by Alligator Creek to the west, by Bills Creek to the north and Hedlow Creek.
The land is relatively flat mostly above sea level. The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with some cropping.

The locality was most likely named after pastoralist and magistrate John Jardine of Rockhampton.
Jardine Provisional School opened on 11 August 1913. On 1 December 1914, it became Jardine State School. Circa 1935, it was renamed Milman State School.

In the, Jardine had a population of 59 people.
In the, Jardine had a population of 72 people.

There are no schools in present-day Jardine. The nearest government primary school is Milman State School in neighbouring Milman to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Glenmore State High School in Kawana, a northern suburb of Rockhampton, to the south.