Upper Lockyer, Queensland

Upper Lockyer Queensland
Upper Lockyer
Coordinates	27°29′01″S152°04′18″E / 27.4836°S 152.0716°E / -27.4836; 152.0716 (Upper Lockyer (centre of locality))
Population	542 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	35.66/km2 (92.4/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4352
Area	15.2 km2 (5.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	19.7 km (12 mi) NE of Toowoomba CBD 32.8 km (20 mi) NW of Gatton 123 km (76 mi) W of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)	Lockyer
Federal division(s)	Wright
Suburbs around Upper Lockyer: Murphys Creek Murphys Creek White Mountain Murphys Creek Upper Lockyer Helidon Lockyer Lockyer Lockyer

Upper Lockyer is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Upper Lockyer had a population of 542 people. ^[1]

History

Lockyer Upper State School (also known as Upper Lockyer State School) opened on 3 July 1939. It closed on 27 September 1968. ^[3] It was on the western side of Murphys Creek Road at the junction with Lockyer Siding Road ( 27°30′08″S152°04′18″E / 27.5022°S 152.0717°E / -27.5022; 152.0717 (Lockyer Upper State School (former)) ), now within the locality boundaries of Lockyer. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Upper Lockyer had a population of 538 people. ^[7]

In the 2021 census, Upper Lockyer had a population of 542 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Upper Lockyer. The nearest government primary school is Murphy's Creek State School in neighbouring Murphys Creek to the north-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Toowoomba State High School in Mount Lofty to the south-west and Centenary Heights State High School in Centenary Heights, also to the south-west. ^[6]

Community groups

The Upper Lockyer Withcott branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 4 Biggs Road, Withcott. ^[8]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Upper Lockyer (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Upper Lockyer – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44993)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
4. "Parish of Taylor" (Map). Queensland Government. 1940. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
5. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m43" (Map). Queensland Government. 1953. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 8 June 2022.
7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Upper Lockyer (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
8. "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.