Lockyer
Queensland
Lockyer is located in Queensland
Lockyer
Lockyer
Coordinates27°30′23″S 152°04′09″E / 27.5063°S 152.0691°E / -27.5063; 152.0691 (Lockyer (centre of locality))
Population95 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density5.31/km2 (13.75/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4344
Area17.9 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Lockyer:
Murphys Creek Upper Lockyer Helidon
Withcott Lockyer Helidon
Withcott Postmans Ridge Helidon Spa

Lockyer is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Lockyer had a population of 95 people.[1]

Geography

Lockyer railway station is an abandoned station on the Main Line railway (27°30′27″S 152°05′02″E / 27.5076°S 152.0839°E / -27.5076; 152.0839 (Lockyer railway station)).[3] Murphys Creek Road runs through from north to south.[4]

History

Jagara (also known as Jagera, Yagara, Yugarabul, Yuggera and Yuggerabul) is one of the Aboriginal languages of South-East Queensland. There is some uncertainty over the status of Jagara as a language, dialect or perhaps a group or clan within the local government boundaries of Ipswich City Council, Lockyer Regional Council and the Somerset Regional Council.[5]

The locality takes its name from Lockyer Creek, believed to have been named by explorer Allan Cunningham in July 1829. It was named after Major Edmund Lockyer who explored the Brisbane River in 1825.[2]

Lockyer Creek Provisional School opened circa 1891, being renamed Lockyer Provisional School in 1892. It closed on 1915.[6]

Lockyer Upper State School (also known as Upper Lockyer State School) opened on 3 July 1939. It closed on 27 September 1968.[7] 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))). Despite the name, it is now within the locality boundaries of Lockyer.[8][9][10]

In the 2016 census, Lockyer had a population of 95 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Lockyer has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lockyer (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Lockyer – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 45010)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. ^ Google (7 January 2024). "Lockyer, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  5. ^ This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Jagara". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  6. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. ^ "Parish of Taylor" (Map). Queensland Government. 1940. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m43" (Map). Queensland Government. 1953. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Lockyer Creek Railway Bridge (Lockyer) (entry 600513)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
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