Lynford, Queensland

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Lynford
Queensland
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Lynford
Coordinates 27°28′21″S152°26′53″E / 27.4724°S 152.4480°E / -27.4724; 152.4480 Coordinates: 27°28′21″S152°26′53″E / 27.4724°S 152.4480°E / -27.4724; 152.4480
Postcode(s) 4342
Area3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
LGA(s) Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s) Lockyer
Federal Division(s) Wright
Suburbs around Lynford:
Kentville Mount Tarampa Mount Tarampa
Kentville Lynford Lockrose
Kentville Lockrose Lockrose

Lynford is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. [1]

Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs.

Lockyer Valley Region Local government area in Queensland, Australia

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. Steve Jones, former mayor of Gatton, was elected as first mayor of the Lockyer Valley Region.

Queensland North-east state of Australia

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

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Geography

Lockyer Creek forms the southern and eastern boundary of the locality. The land is flat and used for crop farming. Forest Hill Ferndale Road passes through the locality roughly parallel and to the north of the creek; the housing is mostly along this road. [2]

Lockyer Creek river in Australia

The Lockyer Creek is a creek located in South East Queensland, Australia. A tributary of the Brisbane River, the creek is a major drainage system in the Lockyer Valley. Rising on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, the creek flows generally north-easterly for more than 100 kilometres (62 mi) before it reaches its confluence with the Brisbane River north-northeast of Lowood, and downstream from the Wivenhoe Dam. The creek is named after Edmund Lockyer.

History

The locality was named and bounded on 3 June 1994. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lynford - locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44976)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 12 November 2018.


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