Regency Downs, Queensland

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Regency Downs
Queensland
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Regency Downs
Coordinates 27°31′57″S152°26′22″E / 27.5324°S 152.4394°E / -27.5324; 152.4394 Coordinates: 27°31′57″S152°26′22″E / 27.5324°S 152.4394°E / -27.5324; 152.4394
Population2,306 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density134.1/km2 (347.2/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4341
Area17.2 km2 (6.6 sq mi)
LGA(s) Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s) Lockyer
Federal division(s) Wright
Suburbs around Regency Downs:
Glenore Grove Lockrose Brightview
Glenore Grove Regency Downs Kensington Grove
Plainland Hatton Vale Hatton Vale

Regency Downs is a rural and residential locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Regency Downs had a population of 2,623, [3] an increase of 12% from the 2016 census (2,306 people). [1]

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Geography

Regency Downs is located in the Lockyer Valley. It is approximately 75 kilometres from Brisbane and 55 kilometres from Toowoomba. It is immediately north of the Warrego Highway and Plainland and east of Glenore Grove.

Administration

The Lockyer Valley Regional Council is the local government authority for Regency Downs. [4]

History

The locality was named and bounded on 3 June 1994 and amended on 26 May 2000. [2] The district was re-gazetted on 29 August 2008 due to local council amalgamations under the Local Government Reform Implementation Act 2007. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Regency Downs (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 3 "Regency Downs – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44985)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  3. "2021 Regency Downs, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. "Queensland place names search | Place names". The State of Queensland. Retrieved 11 January 2023.