Upper Lockyer, Queensland

Upper Lockyer
Queensland
Upper Lockyer is located in Queensland
Upper Lockyer
Upper Lockyer
Coordinates27°29′01″S 152°04′18″E / 27.4836°S 152.0716°E / -27.4836; 152.0716 (Upper Lockyer (centre of locality))
Population542 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density35.66/km2 (92.4/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4352
Area15.2 km2 (5.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (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 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

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Upper Lockyer (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  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. ^ a b "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. Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ^ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.