Rifle Range, Queensland

Rifle Range
Somerset Region, Queensland
Rifle Range; Somerset Region, Queensland
	Irrigated farming, Rifle Range, 2019
	Rifle Range
Coordinates	27°27′24″S152°32′04″E / 27.4566°S 152.5344°E
Population	197 (2021 census)
• Density
Postcode(s)	4311
Area	9.4 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	14.1 km (9 mi) W of Fernvale ; 38.5 km (24 mi) NW of Ipswich ; 40.9 km (25 mi) SSE of Esk ; 75.9 km (47 mi) W of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Somerset Region
State electorate(s)	Lockyer
Federal division(s)	Blair
	Suburbs around Rifle Range:

Last updated January 16, 2025

Rifle Range is a locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Rifle Range had a population of 197 people.^[1]

Geography

Lockyer Creek marks the suburbs northern and western boundary.^[3]

There is irrigated cropping in areas close to the creek with grazing on native vegetation in the middle of the locality. The southern part of the locality is most rural residential.^[3]

Rifle Range Road provides access into the locality from neighbouring Lowood.^[3]

History

A rifle range was first established near Lowood in 1886.^[4] In January 1905 the Queensland Government sold a parcel of land for £ 260 to establish a new rifle range near Lowood.^[5] The south-east boundary of the rifle range is the present-day south-eastern boundary of the locality of Rifle Range (Plan CC58 Lot 461, 27°27′18″S152°33′00″E / 27.455°S 152.55°E / -27.455; 152.55 (Lowood rifle range) ) and presumably the origin of its name.^[6]^[3] The Lowood rifle range closed in 1953.^[7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Rifle Range had a population of 186 people.^[8]

In the 2021 census, Rifle Range had a population of 197 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Rifle Range. The nearest government primary schools are in neighbouring Clarendon, Lowood and Mount Tarampa. The nearest government secondary school is in Lowood.^[3]

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References

1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rifle Range (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
↑ "Rifle Range – locality in Somerset Region (entry 44911)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 June 2019.
1 2 3 4 5 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 24 August 2019.
↑ "TOWN TALK". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser . Vol. XXVIII, no. 3819. Queensland, Australia. 30 November 1886. p. 5. Archived from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2019– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "RIFLE RANGE AT LOWOOD". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser . Vol. XLVI, no. 6855. Queensland, Australia. 12 January 1905. p. 9. Retrieved 25 August 2019– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "ACQUISITION OF A SITE FOR A RIFLE RANGE AT LOWOOD, QUEENSLAND". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette . No. 74. Australia. 17 December 1904. p. 1304. Archived from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2019– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "History". Ipswich and District Rifle Club. 2019. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rifle Range (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

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[Census2021-1] 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rifle Range (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

[qpnl-2] "Rifle Range – locality in Somerset Region (entry 44911)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 June 2019.

[globe-3] 1 2 3 4 5 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 24 August 2019.

[4] "TOWN TALK". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser . Vol. XXVIII, no. 3819. Queensland, Australia. 30 November 1886. p. 5. Archived from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2019– via National Library of Australia.

[5] "RIFLE RANGE AT LOWOOD". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser . Vol. XLVI, no. 6855. Queensland, Australia. 12 January 1905. p. 9. Retrieved 25 August 2019– via National Library of Australia.

[6] "ACQUISITION OF A SITE FOR A RIFLE RANGE AT LOWOOD, QUEENSLAND". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette . No. 74. Australia. 17 December 1904. p. 1304. Archived from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2019– via National Library of Australia.

[7] "History". Ipswich and District Rifle Club. 2019. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.

[Census2016-8] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rifle Range (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

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