Silver Ridge, Queensland

Silver Ridge
Silver Ridge; Queensland
	Silver Ridge
Coordinates	27°36′19″S152°01′15″E / 27.6052°S 152.0208°E Coordinates: 27°36′19″S152°01′15″E / 27.6052°S 152.0208°E
Population	177 (2016 census) [1]
• Density
Postcode(s)	4344
Area	14.0 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
LGA(s)	Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)	Lockyer
Federal Division(s)	Wright
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Last updated November 12, 2019

Silver Ridge is a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2016 census, Silver Ridge had a population of 177 people.^[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.

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 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).

History

The locality was named on 11 May 1985 and bounded on 18 February 2000.^[2]

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References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Silver Ridge (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
1 2 "Silver Ridge - locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 45015)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 13 November 2018.

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[Census2016-1] 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Silver Ridge (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[qpnl-2] 1 2 "Silver Ridge - locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 45015)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 13 November 2018.