Derrymore, Queensland

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Derrymore
Queensland
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Derrymore
Coordinates 27°34′57″S152°03′35″E / 27.5825°S 152.0597°E / -27.5825; 152.0597 (Derrymore (centre of locality))
Population85 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density5.31/km2 (13.76/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4352
Area16.0 km2 (6.2 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
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]

Contents

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]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Derrymore had a population of 83 people. [4]

In the 2021 census, Derrymore had a population of 85 people. [1]

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. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Derrymore (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  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. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Derrymore (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2024.