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 20-30 m above sea level. The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with some cropping.

History
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.

Demographics
In the Jardine had a population of 59 people.

In the, Jardine had a population of 72 people.

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