Upper Lockyer, Queensland

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Upper Lockyer
Queensland
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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)) Coordinates: 27°29′01″S152°04′18″E / 27.4836°S 152.0716°E / -27.4836; 152.0716 (Upper Lockyer (centre of locality))
Population538 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density35.39/km2 (91.7/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4352
Area15.2 km2 (5.9 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
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 2016 census, Upper Lockyer had a population of 538 people. [1]

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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]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Upper Lockyer (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  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. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
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