Suburb of Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia
Lockyer is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region , Queensland , Australia.[ 2] In the 2021 census , Lockyer had a population of 89 people.[ 1]
Geography
Lockyer railway station is 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] [ 5]
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 .[ 6]
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.[ 7] It closed on 1915.[ 8]
Lockyer Upper State School (also known as Upper Lockyer State School) opened on 3 July 1939. It closed on 27 September 1968.[ 9] 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.[ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
Demographics
In the 2016 census , Lockyer had a population of 95 people.[ 13]
In the 2021 census , Lockyer had a population of 89 people.[ 1]
Heritage listings
Lockyer Creek Railway Bridge, 2016
Lockyer has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Education
There are no schools in Lockyer. The nearest government primary schools are Murphy's Creek State School in neighbouring Murphys Creek to the north-west, Helidon State School in neighbouring Helidon to the south-east, and Withcott State School in neighbouring Withcott to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Centenary Heights State High School in Centenary Heights , Toowoomba , to the south-west.[ 15]
References
^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lockyer (SAL)" . 2021 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 28 February 2023 .
^ a b "Lockyer – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 45010)" . Queensland Place Names . Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020 .
^ "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 .
^ "Lockyer, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 7 January 2024 .
^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations" . Queensland Globe . Queensland Government . Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2024 .
^ 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 .
^ "DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION" . The Brisbane Courier . Vol. XLIX, no. 10, 745. Queensland, Australia. 22 June 1892. p. 6. Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society , ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ 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. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2022 .
^ "Queensland Globe" . State of Queensland . Retrieved 8 June 2022 .
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lockyer (SSC)" . 2016 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 20 October 2018 .
^ "Lockyer Creek Railway Bridge (Lockyer) (entry 600513)" . Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 10 July 2013 .
^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments" . Queensland Globe . Queensland Government . Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2024 .