| Lockyer Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Lockyer | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°30′23″S152°04′09″E / 27.5063°S 152.0691°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 95 (2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 5.31/km2 (13.75/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4344 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 17.9 km2 (6.9 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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Lockyer is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Lockyer had a population of 95 people. [1]
Lockyer railway station is an abandoned station on the Main Line railway ( 27°30′27″S152°05′02″E / 27.5076°S 152.0839°E ). [3] Murphys Creek Road runs through from north to south. [4]
Jagara (also known as Jagera, Yagara, Yugarabul, Yuggera and Yuggerabul) is one of the Aboriginal languages of South-East Queensland. There is some uncertainty over the status of Jagara as a language, dialect or perhaps a group or clan within the local government boundaries of Ipswich City Council, Lockyer Regional Council and the Somerset Regional Council. [5]
The locality takes its name from Lockyer Creek, believed to have been named by explorer Allan Cunningham in July 1829. It was named after Major Edmund Lockyer who explored the Brisbane River in 1825. [2]
Lockyer Creek Provisional School opened circa 1891, being renamed Lockyer Provisional School in 1892. It closed on 1915. [6]
Lockyer Upper State School (also known as Upper Lockyer State School) opened on 3 July 1939. It closed on 27 September 1968. [7] It was on the western side of Murphys Creek Road at the junction with Lockyer Siding Road ( 27°30′08″S152°04′18″E / 27.5022°S 152.0717°E ). Despite the name, it is now within the locality boundaries of Lockyer. [8] [9] [10]
In the 2016 census, Lockyer had a population of 95 people. [1]
Lockyer has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Fassifern Valley is a valley of the Scenic Rim in South East Queensland. Towns found in the valley include Harrisville, Kalbar, Roadvale, Warril View and Aratula. Fassifern Valley is known as a carrot-producing area, as well as for growing potatoes, onions, pumpkins and melons. It is one of four vegetable-producing regions in southern Queensland, the others being the Lockyer Valley, the eastern Darling Downs and the Granite Belt.
Tallegalla is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Tallegalla had a population of 326 people.
Clarendon is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Clarendon had a population of 244 people.
Murphys Creek is a rural town and locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Murphys Creek had a population of 629 people.
Forest Hill is a rural town and locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Forest Hill had a population of 968 people.
Traveston is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Traveston had a population of 480 people.
Purga is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Purga had a population of 561 people.
Ma Ma Creek is a rural town and locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Ma Ma Creek had a population of 149 people.
Warrill View is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Warrill View had a population of 203 people.
Flagstone Creek is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Flagstone Creek had a population of 220 people.
Antigua is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Antigua had a population of 127 people.
Caffey is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Caffey had a population of 65 people.
Carpendale is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Carpendale had a population of 134 people.
Iredale is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Iredale had a population of 158 people.
Upper Lockyer is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Upper Lockyer had a population of 538 people.
Mulgowie is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mulgowie had a population of 166 people.
Summerholm is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Summerholm had a population of 646 people.
Kinbombi is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Kinbombi had a population of 37 people.
Laidley South is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Laidley South had a population of 293 people.
Gootchie is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Gootchie had a population of 96 people.
This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Jagara". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland . Retrieved 23 January 2020.
