Laidley South, Queensland

Laidley South Queensland
Laidley South
Coordinates	27°41′28″S152°23′13″E / 27.6911°S 152.3869°E / -27.6911; 152.3869 (Laidley South (centre of locality))
Population	293 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	14.58/km2 (37.75/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4341
Elevation	110–300 m (361–984 ft) [2]
Area	20.1 km2 (7.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	6.3 km (4 mi) SSW of Laidley 22.3 km (14 mi) SE of Gatton 45.7 km (28 mi) W of Ipswich 64.8 km (40 mi) ESE of Toowoomba 87.1 km (54 mi) WSW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)	Lockyer
Federal division(s)	Wright Blair
Suburbs around Laidley South: Laidley Heights Laidley Grandchester Laidley Creek West Laidley South Grandchester Laidley Creek West Mulgowie Mulgowie

Laidley South is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[3] In the 2021 census, Laidley South had a population of 293 people. ^[1]

Geography

As the name suggests, Laidley South is immediately south of the town of Laidley. ^[2] Laidley South is bounded to the west by Laidley Creek and to the east by the Little Liverpool Range. ^[2]

The land use is mixed. In the north of the locality is rural residential housing. In the west of the locality along the creek is mostly irrigated horticulture. The main major land use in the centre and south of the locality is grazing on native vegetation. In the east of the locality, many of the slopes of the Little Liverpool Range remains as undeveloped land due to the more mountainous elevations. ^[2]

The Laidley Creek Diversion Weir on Laidley Creek ( 27°39′39″S152°22′24″E / 27.66078°S 152.37339°E / -27.66078; 152.37339 (Laidley Creed Diversion Weir) ) enables some of the water flowing along Laidley Creek to be piped to Lake Dyer in neighbouring Laidley Heights for water storage. ^[4]

History

The locality's name is derived from the town name of Laidley, which itself derives from the naming of Laidleys Plain by Allan Cunningham after James Laidley (1786-1835), the New South Wales Deputy Commissary General. ^[3]

Laidley State School opened on 1 April 1864. In 1888, it was renamed Laidley South State School. The school closed on 9 December 1983. ^[5] It was on Mulgowie Road ( 27°40′47″S152°22′26″E / 27.6798°S 152.3740°E / -27.6798; 152.3740 (Laidley South State School (former)) ). ^{[6] [7] [2]}

The Laidley Valley railway line from Laidley to Mulgowie was opened on Wednesday 19 April 1911 by the Queensland Treasurer, Walter Barnes, ^[8] with Laidley South being served by three stations (from north to south)

• Coopers Hill railway station ( 27°39′26″S152°23′05″E / 27.6572°S 152.3847°E / -27.6572; 152.3847 (Coopers Hill railway station (former)) ), named after a long-time local resident and farmer ^[9]
• Goothenda railway station ( 27°40′14″S152°22′39″E / 27.6705°S 152.3775°E / -27.6705; 152.3775 (Goothenda railway station (former)) ), named using an Aboriginal word meaning forest country ^[10]
• Paree railway station ( 27°41′38″S152°22′16″E / 27.6938°S 152.3711°E / -27.6938; 152.3711 (Paree railway station (former)) ), named using an Aboriginal word meaning black soil ^[11]

Due to poor patronage and improvements to the local roads, the line was closed in 1955, ^[12] apart from 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) of the line which connected to the Laidley cattle yards which remained in use until 1969. ^[13]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Laidley South had a population of 271 people. ^[14]

In the 2021 census, Laidley South had a population of 293 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Laidley South. The nearest government primary school is Laidley District State School in neighbouring Laidley to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Laidley State High School, also in Laidley. ^[15]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Laidley South (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 7 October 2023.
3. "Laidley South – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44968)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 12 November 2018.
4. "Central Lockyer Valley Water Supply Scheme Resource Operations Licence" (PDF). Queensland Government. 2018. p. 13. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
6. "9342-13 Mulgowie" (Map). Queensland Government. 1985. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
7. "Helidon" (Map). Queensland Government. 1936. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
8. "LAIDLEY VALLEY LINE". The Brisbane Courier . No. 16, 621. Queensland, Australia. 20 April 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 22 April 2023– via National Library of Australia.
9. "Coopers Hill – rail station - feature no longer exists in Lockyer Valley Regional (entry 39245)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 1 October 2023.
10. "Goothenda – rail station - feature no longer exists in Lockyer Valley Regional (entry 39261)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 1 October 2023.
11. "Paree – rail station - feature no longer exists in Lockyer Valley Regional (entry 39310)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 1 October 2023.
12. "6 State Branch Railway lines To Be Closed". Townsville Daily Bulletin . Vol. LXXV. Queensland, Australia. 15 January 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 8 June 2024– via National Library of Australia.
13. Bromby, Robin (2006). Ghost Railways of Australia. Sydney, Australia: Lothian Books. p. 10. ISBN   0734409230.
14. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Laidley South (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
15. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2023.

Further reading

• McGarrigal, E. (1956). Laidley South State School Jubilee: a souvenir booklet, incorporating history of Laidley, 1864-1896-1956. Laidley South State School.
• Supplement to souvenir booklet presented at jubilee celebrations 1956: 70th anniversary 8th October 1966. Laidley South State School. 1966.