Lavelle
Queensland
Lavelle is located in Queensland
Lavelle
Lavelle
Coordinates28°00′00″S 151°17′00″E / 28.0000°S 151.2833°E / -28.0000; 151.2833 (Lavelle (centre of locality))
Population29 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.429/km2 (3.70/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4357
Area20.3 km2 (7.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Lavelle:
Clontarf Grays Gate Grays Gate
Clontarf Lavelle Rocky Creek
Kooroongarra Mount Emlyn Mount Emlyn

Lavelle is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Lavelle had a population of 29 people.[1]

History

The locality was named after Martin Lavelle, a surveyor, who surveyed the Lavelle and surrounding areas in the 1880s.[2]

Lavelle Provisional School opened on 4 May 1926. On 29 January 1936 it became Lavelle State School. It closed on 31 December 1957.[3] It was on Kooroongarra Road at approx 27°59′17″S 151°17′00″E / 27.9880°S 151.2834°E / -27.9880; 151.2834 (Lavelle State School (former)).[4][5]

In the 2016 census Lavelle had a population of 29 people.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lavelle (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Lavelle – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47988)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 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 Gore County of Merivale" (Map). Queensland Government. 1940. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 January 2021.


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