Upper Lockyer, Queensland
- 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
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″S 152°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
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Upper Lockyer (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Upper Lockyer – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44993)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Parish of Taylor" (Map). Queensland Government. 1940. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m43" (Map). Queensland Government. 1953. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Upper Lockyer (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
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