Brightview, Queensland

Brightview Queensland
Looking across Brightview Apostolic cemetery to the fields beyond, 2005
Brightview
Coordinates	27°30′53″S152°28′35″E / 27.5147°S 152.4763°E / -27.5147; 152.4763 (Brightview (centre of locality))
Population	911 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	35.87/km2 (92.89/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4311
Area	25.4 km2 (9.8 sq mi)
Location	12.5 km (8 mi) SE of Lowood 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Gatton 37.7 km (23 mi) WNW of Ipswich 43.1 km (27 mi) S of Esk 71.9 km (45 mi) W of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	Somerset Region Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)	Lockyer
Federal division(s)	Blair Wright
Suburbs around Brightview: Mount Tarampa Mount Tarampa Rifle Range Lowood Lockrose Brightview Tarampa Coolana Regency Downs Kensington Grove Prenzlau

Brightview is a locality split between the Lockyer Valley Region and Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Brightview had a population of 911 people. ^[1]

Geography

Brightview is a rural locality. The larger north-eastern part (15.9 square kilometres (6.1 sq mi)) is in Somerset Region and is mostly used for farming; that part is in the federal electorate of Blair. The smaller south-western part (8.5 square kilometres (3.3 sq mi)) in Lockyer Valley Region is more residential in character; that part is in the federal electorate of Wright. ^[3]

The northern boundary is Lockyer Creek. ^[3] Brightview Weir is located on the creek at 27°29′47″S152°30′05″E / 27.4965°S 152.5013°E / -27.4965; 152.5013 (Brightview Weir) . ^[4]

History

Brightview Farm, 1905

Brightview was originally named Tarampa Flats and then Lobethal. It is thought the present name was the name of a pastoral property owned by Ernest Christian Frederick Beutel. ^[2] Due to the number of local areas which had "Tarampa" as part of their place name, local residents met in February 1906 to propose that their area had a new name and submitted a list of proposed new names to the Education department and the postal authorities. ^[5] The name Brightview as the local place name is in use from at least July 1906. ^[6]

Tarampa Flat Provisional School opened on 25 November 1902, being renamed Brightview Provisional School in 1906. It became Brightview State School on 1 January 1909. A new school building was erected in 1935. ^[7] It closed on 11 May 1962. ^[8] It was at 1060 Brightview Road ( 27°29′58″S152°29′54″E / 27.49938°S 152.49831°E / -27.49938; 152.49831 (Brightview State School (former)) ). ^{[9] [10] [11]}

By 1911, an Apostolic congregation was already meeting in Tarampa Flats. ^[12] In 1914, the Brightview Apostolic Church was erected. ^{[13] [14]}

Demographics

Population of Brightview

Year	Population	Notes
1911	131	[15]
1933	180	[15]
1961	158	[15]
2001	675	[15]
2006	895	[15]
2016 census	813	[16]
2021 census	911	[1]

Education

There are no schools in Brightview. The nearest government primary schools are: ^[17]

• Tarampa State School in neighbouring Tarampa to the east
• Prenzlau State School in neighbouring Prenzlau to the south-east
• Hatton Vale State School in Hatton Vale to the south
• Lockrose State School in neighbouring Lockrose to the west

The nearest government secondary school is Lowood State High School in neighbouring Lowood to the north-east. ^[17]

Amenities

Brightview Apostolic Church, 2005

The Apostolic Church of Queensland has its Brightview church and adjoining cemetery at 22 Thorne Street just off Brightview Road ( 27°29′19″S152°30′15″E / 27.4887°S 152.5041°E / -27.4887; 152.5041 (Brightview Apostolic Church) ). ^{[18] [14]}

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Brightview (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Brightview – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44945)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 30 December 2017.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 7 October 2018.
4. "Brightview Weir – weir in Somerset Region (entry 4539)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 7 October 2018.
5. "Our Tarampa Letter". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser . Vol. XLVII, no. 7027. Queensland, Australia. 1 March 1906. p. 7. Retrieved 28 June 2024– via National Library of Australia.
6. "FORTHCOMING EVENTS". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser . Vol. XLVIII, no. 7011. Queensland, Australia. 28 July 1906. p. 4. Retrieved 28 June 2024– via National Library of Australia.
7. "BRIGHTVIEW SCHOOL". Queensland Times . No. 20, 553. Queensland, Australia. 19 November 1952. p. 7 (Daily.). Retrieved 28 June 2024– via National Library of Australia.
8. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
9. "Helidon" (Map). Queensland Government. 1936. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
10. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m43" (Map). Queensland Government. 1961. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
11. "Layers: Locality; Land parcel; Road and rail; Watercourse". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
12. "German Apostolic Church Jubilee". Queensland Times . Vol. LIII, no. 8186. Queensland, Australia. 1 August 1911. p. 6 (DAILY). Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2018– via National Library of Australia.
13. "Apostolic Church Celebrations". The Brisbane Courier . No. 17, 639. Queensland, Australia. 28 July 1914. p. 6. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024– via National Library of Australia.
14. "Apostolic Church of Queensland | Brightview". Queensland Religious Places Database. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
15. "Population by cities, towns, localities & suburbs 1861 to 2008p". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
16. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Brightview (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
17. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
18. "The Apostolic Church of Queensland - Brightview". Australia's Christian Heritage. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

Further reading

• Lowood State School : 125th anniversary, 29th July 2006. 125th Anniversary Committee, Lowood State School. 2006.— contains information about Brightview State School

External links

Media related to Brightview, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons