Derrymore, Queensland

Derrymore Queensland
Derrymore
Coordinates	27°34′57″S152°03′35″E / 27.5825°S 152.0597°E / -27.5825; 152.0597 (Derrymore (centre of locality))
Population	85 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	5.31/km2 (13.76/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4352
Area	16.0 km2 (6.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	19.6 km (12 mi) E of Toowoomba 32.5 km (20 mi) W of Gatton 81.1 km (50 mi) W of Ipswich 118 km (73 mi) W of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)	Lockyer
Federal division(s)	Wright
Suburbs around Derrymore: Blanchview Helidon Spa Iredale Blanchview Derrymore Iredale Silver Ridge Flagstone Creek Flagstone Creek

Derrymore is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Derrymore had a population of 85 people. ^[1]

History

Puzzling Gully Provisional School opened on 24 July 1899. On 1 January 1909, it became Puzzling Gully State School. In 1914, it was renamed Derrymore State School. It closed in 1922. ^[3]

Education

There are no schools in Derrymore. The nearest government primary schools are Helidon State School in Helidon to the north-east, Withcott State School in Withcott to the north-west, and Flagstone Creek State School in neighbouring Flagstone Creek to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Centenary Heights State High School in Centenary Heights, Toowoomba, to the west. ^[4]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Derrymore (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Derrymore – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 45008)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
4. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2024.