Mount Berryman, Queensland

Mount Berryman Queensland
Sandy Creek at Mount Berryman, early 1900s
Mount Berryman
Coordinates	27°43′09″S152°19′30″E / 27.7191°S 152.3249°E / -27.7191; 152.3249 (Mount Berryman (centre of locality))
Population	96 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s)	4341
Area	26.8 km2 (10.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	17.9 km (11 mi) SW of Laidley 24.5 km (15 mi) S of Gatton 56.1 km (35 mi) WSW of Ipswich 60.1 km (37 mi) ESE of Toowoomba 101 km (63 mi) WSW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)	Lockyer
Federal division(s)	Wright
Suburbs around Mount Berryman: Rockside Blenheim Laidley Creek West Rockside Mount Berryman Mulgowie Ingoldsby Thornton Mulgowie

Mount Berryman is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Berryman had a population of 96 people. ^[3]

Geography

Sandy Creek enters the locality from the south (Thornton) and exits to the north (Blenheim). The terrain varies from 160 to 660 metres (520 to 2,170 ft) above sea level with the lower elevations by the creek and rising to the east and west of the creek. Despite the name of the locality, there is no mountain feature of that same name. ^[4]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation. ^[5]

Mount Berryman Road enters the locality from the north (Blenheim), loosely follows the creek (crossing it from time to time), and exists to the south (Thornton). ^[6]

History

Mount Berryman School, 1907

The district was originally known as Upper Sandy Creek. ^[7]

In 1880s, when local residents applied to the Queensland Government to establish a school, they proposed that the school be established in a building on a selection taken up by Richard Berryman which he subsequently abandoned. The government agreed to the plan, but objected to calling the school Upper Sandy Creek due to Sandy Creek being a very common name in Queensland, so the residents proposed to name it Mount Berryman. ^[8] Mount Berryman State School opened on 25 May 1886 and closed on 27 May 1977. ^[9] It was at 72 Mount Berryman Road ( 27°42′32″S152°19′41″E / 27.7088°S 152.3280°E / -27.7088; 152.3280 (Mount Berryman State School (former)) ). ^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

In 1894, a non-denominational Sunday school was established using the school building. From 1907, the Blenheim Baptist Church took over the responsibility for the Sunday School. The Sunday school celebrated its diamond jubilee in 1954. ^[14]

In 1943, the former Methodist Church building at Blenheim was relocated to Mount Berryman on land donated by Mr H. Wood and opened as the Mount Berryman Baptist Church. ^{[15] [14]} In 2007, the Mount Berryman Baptist Church was relocated to the Laidley Pioneer Village. ^[16]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Mount Berryman had a population of 109 people. ^[17]

In the 2021 census, Mount Berryman had a population of 96 people. ^[3]

Education

There are no schools in Mount Berryman. The nearest primary schools are Blenheim State School in neighbouring Blenheim to the north, Laidley District State School in Laidley to the north-west, and Mount Sylvia State School in Mount Sylvia to the west. The nearest secondary schools are Laidley State High School in Laidley and Lockyer District State High School in Gatton to the north. ^[18]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Berryman (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "Mount Berryman – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44979)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Berryman (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
4. "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 17 February 2024.
5. "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 17 February 2024.
6. "Layers: Locality; Road and rail". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 17 February 2024.
7. "History". Blenheim State School. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
8. "THE WEST MORETON DISTRICT". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser . Vol. XXVIII, no. 3890. Queensland, Australia. 17 May 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2024– via National Library of Australia.
9. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
10. "Helidon" (Map). Queensland Government. 1936. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
11. "Parish of Mount Mort" (Map). Queensland Government. 1971. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
12. Google (6 June 2022). "Mount Berryman State School (former)" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
13. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 6 June 2022.
14. "Mt. Berryman Sunday School Jubilee". Queensland Times . No. 25, 140. Queensland, Australia. 16 October 1954. p. 4 (Daily). Retrieved 19 February 2024– via National Library of Australia.
15. "LOCKYER DISTRICT". Queensland Times . No. 17618. Queensland, Australia. 17 May 1943. p. 3 (DAILY). Retrieved 19 February 2024– via National Library of Australia.
16. "The Pioneer Memorial Chapel". Laidley Pioneer Village and Museum. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
17. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Berryman (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
18. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 18 January 2021.