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Looking over the Seaspray estate in Zilzie
Zilzie Location in Queensland
Population	2,846 (2021 census)
• Density	83.71/km2 (216.8/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4710
Area	34.0 km2 (13.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	1.8 km (1 mi) S of Emu Park 22.4 km (14 mi) SSE of Yeppoon 46.5 km (29 mi) ENE of Rockhampton 682 km (424 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Livingstone
State electorate(s)	Keppel
Federal Division(s)	Capricornia
Suburbs around Zilzie: Emu Park Emu Park Emu Park Coorooman Zilzie The Keppels Coorooman Keppel Sands Keppel Sands

Zilzie is a coastal locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Zilzie had a population of 2,846 people.

Geography

Contiguous with Emu Park, the town is located on the Capricorn Coast, 685 kilometres (426 mi) north north west of the state capital, Brisbane 32 kilometres (20 mi) east of the city of Rockhampton and approx 23.3 kilometres (14.5 mi) south of Yeppoon.

Zilzie has the following headlands (from north to south):

• Rocky Point (23°16′06″S 150°49′43″E / 23.2682°S 150.8285°E / -23.2682; 150.8285 (Rocky Point))
• Arthurs Point (23°16′27″S 150°49′33″E / 23.2743°S 150.8257°E / -23.2743; 150.8257 (Arthurs Point))
• Zilzie Point (23°16′47″S 150°49′28″E / 23.2798°S 150.8245°E / -23.2798; 150.8245 (Zilzie Point))
• Cocoanut Point (23°17′19″S 150°48′48″E / 23.2885°S 150.8134°E / -23.2885; 150.8134 (Cocoanut Point))

History

Zilzie was named after Zilzie Point, the coastal northern end of the suburb, which was named after a property in the area which was owned by Arthur Bootle Wilbraham, who made an anagram of Lizzie (née Jardine), the name of his wife.

Between 2008 and 2013, Zilzie and the rest of the Shire of Livingstone were part of the Rockhampton Region.

Demographics

In the 2006 census, Zilzie had a population of 1,153 people.

In the 2011 census, Zilzie had a population of 1,890 people.

In the 2016 census, Zilzie had a population of 2,713 people.

In the 2021 census, Zilzie had a population of 2,846 people.

Education

There are no schools in Zilzie. The nearest government primary school is Emu Park State School in neighbouing Emu Park to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Yeppoon State High School in Yeppoon to the north.

Amenities

There is a boat ramp and a floating walkway in Svendsen Road on the north bank of Coorooman Creek (23°17′58″S 150°46′09″E / 23.2994°S 150.7692°E / -23.2994; 150.7692 (Svendsen Road boat ramp)). They are managed by the Livingstone Shire Council.

Facilities

Emu Park-Zilzie Sewage Treatment Plant is at 3620 Emu Park Road (23°15′46″S 150°48′37″E / 23.2627°S 150.8103°E / -23.2627; 150.8103 (sewage treatment plant)).