Lemontree, Queensland

Lemontree is a locality in the Toowoomba Region local government area of the Darling Downs in Queensland, Australia. The northeastern boundary is aligned with the Condamine River. The main occupation is raising sheep, beef cattle and fodder. At the 2011 Australian Census Lemontree and surrounds recorded a population of 151.GovernmentLemontree was part of the original vast Yandilla station established by the Gore brothers, St George Richard Gore and Ralph Thomas Gore, in 1841. It was opened for settlement under the Crown Lands Alienation Act of 1876 when the Gore lease expired in 1887.In 1879, it was organized into part of the Jondaryan Division which became a shire in 1903. In 1913, along with other lands in and around the town of Millmerran, it became part of the Shire of Millmerran. In 2008 the area was incorporated into the new Toowoomba Region.