Lockyer, Western Australia

Lockyer
Suburb
Lockyer
Coordinates: 35°00′17″S117°51′29″E / 35.0047°S 117.858°E / -35.0047; 117.858
Country	Australia
State	Western Australia
City	Albany
LGA	City of Albany
Location	4 km (2.5 mi) from Albany
Government
•  State electorate	Albany
•  Federal division	O'Connor
Area
• Total	1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,298 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode	6330
Suburbs around Lockyer McKail Orana Orana Gledhow Lockyer Mount Melville Gledhow Mount Elphinstone Mount Melville

Lockyer is a north-western suburb of the City of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. ^{[2] [3]} The suburb has a median age of 33, and was officially named in 1954. ^[4]

Geography

Lockyer is bounded to the North by the South Coast Highway, to the east by Hanrahan Road, to the south by Cuming Road and to the west by Cull Road.

Facilities

The suburb has a local primary school within its boundaries, Mount Lockyer Primary School. Local students would attend North Albany Senior High School in Milpara for secondary education.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lockyer (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate . Retrieved 17 October 2024.
3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 17 October 2024.
4. "Naming of Localities at Albany (per 8175/50)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 27 August 1954. p. 1954:1494.