Laidley North Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27°36′44″S152°24′27″E / 27.6122°S 152.4075°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 593 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4341 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 15.3 km2 (5.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Lockyer Valley Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lockyer | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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Laidley North is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Laidley North had a population of 593 people. [3]
As the name suggests, Laidley North is immediately north of the town of Laidley. [4]
The locality is bounded to the south-west by Laidley Creek. [4]
The land use is mixed. Being close to Laidley, there is some rural residential housing and some suburban housing. Land near the Laidley Creek is used for irrigated horticulture. Apart from these, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation. [4]
Laidley–Plainland Road runs through from south to north. [5]
The locality's name is derived from the town name of Laidley, which derives from the naming of Laidleys Plain by explorer Allan Cunningham after James Laidley, the New South Wales Deputy Commissary General. [2]
Laidley North Mixed State School opened on 1 April 1889. In 1897, the name was changed to Laidley North State School. A secondary department operated from 1964 to 1984 (after which a separate Laidley State High School opened in 1985 on another site). Laidley North State School closed on 12 December 1998, [6] but Laidley District State School (an amalgamation of Laidley North State School and Laidley Central State School) opened on the Laidley North State School site in 1999. [7] The school site is now within the boundaries of Laidley at 218-220 Patrick Street ( 27°37′27″S152°23′44″E / 27.6243°S 152.3955°E ). [8] [4]
In the 2016 census, Laidley North had a population of 408 people. [9]
In the 2021 census, Laidley North had a population of 593 people. [3]
There are no schools in Laidley North. The nearest government primary schools are Laidley District State School in neighbouring Laidley to the south and Forest Hill State School in neighbouring Forest Hill to the west. The nearest governent secondary school is Laidley State High School in Laidley to the south. [10]
Laidley Cultural Centre is at 3 Laidley Plainland Road ( 27°36′48″S152°23′51″E / 27.6133°S 152.3975°E ). It is operated by the Lockyer Valley Regional Council. [11]
The Laidley District Cricket Club plays at the Bichel Oval on the Laidley Plainland Road ( 27°36′51″S152°23′50″E / 27.6141°S 152.3971°E ). [4] [12]
In the north of the locality is the 184-hectare (450-acre) Darbalara Farm operated by the University of Queensland's Gatton campus ( 27°35′43″S152°23′07″E / 27.5953°S 152.3854°E ).The university's School of Veterinary Science uses the farm to maintains a Droughtmaster herd and other beef cattle as part of its teaching and research programs. [13]
The Laidley Sewerage Treatment Plant is in Brahman Road ( 27°36′39″S152°24′23″E / 27.6109°S 152.4065°E ). It is operated by Queensland Urban Utilities. [14]
Laidley is a rural town and locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Laidley had a population of 3,808 people.
The Shire of Gatton was a local government area located in the Lockyer Valley region between the cities of Toowoomba and Ipswich, and about 90 kilometres (56 mi) west of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,571.8 square kilometres (606.9 sq mi), and existed from 1880 until its merger with the Shire of Laidley to form the Lockyer Valley Region on 15 March 2008.
The Shire of Laidley was a local government area located in the Lockyer Valley region between the cities of Toowoomba and Ipswich, and about 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of 700.6 square kilometres (270.5 sq mi), and existed from 1888 until its merger with the Shire of Gatton to form the Lockyer Valley Region on 15 March 2008.
The Lockyer Valley Region is a local government area in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia, between the cities of Ipswich and Toowoomba. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Gatton and the Shire of Laidley. It has an estimated operating budget of A$35m.
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