Laceys Creek, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Laceys Creek
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.2319°N 152.74°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:10
Pop:280
Postcode:4521
Area:89.9
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:13.6
Dir1:WSW
Location1:Dayboro
Dist2:36.3
Dir2:NW
Location2:Strathpine
Dist3:59.4
Dir3:NW
Location3:Brisbane CBD
Lga:City of Moreton Bay
Stategov:Pine Rivers
Fedgov:Dickson
Near-N:Mount Pleasant
Near-Ne:Dayboro
Near-E:Armstrong Creek
Kobble Creek
Near-Se:Mount Glorious
Near-S:Dundas
Near-Sw:Dundas
Near-W:Mount Byron
Near-Nw:Mount Byron

Laceys Creek is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Laceys Creek had a population of 280 people.

History

The locality takes its name from the creek. The creek in turn was originally called Bullon Creek, but later changed to Leacys Creek, referring to John Leacy, the selector of Portion 117A, Parish of Samsonvale, on 17 April 1879. The current name is a corruption of Leacys.[2]

Lacey's Creek Provisional School opened on 1 January 1898.[3] On 1 January 1909, it became Lacey's Creek State School. It closed on 25 August 1963. It was at 6 Wirths Road (approx).[4]

Demographics

In the, Laceys Creek recorded a population of 245 people, 45.7% female and 54.3% male. The median age of the Laceys Creek population was 41 years, 4 years above the national median of 37. 84.2% of people living in Laceys Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4%, Germany 1.2%, Hungary 1.2%, New Zealand 1.2%, Papua New Guinea 1.2%. 95.5% of people spoke only English at home; 2% of people spoke Hungarian at home.

In the, Laceys Creek had a population of 278 people.

In the, Laceys Creek had a population of 280 people.

Education

There are no schools in Laceys Creek. The nearest primary school is in neighbouring Dayboro. The nearest secondary schools are in Bray Park and Narangba.

Notes and References

  1. 16 November 2019.
  2. 20 November 2019.
  3. News: 30 June 1899 . TO-DAY. JUNE 30 . LVI . 4 . . 12,938 . Queensland, Australia . National Library of Australia . 1 June 2022 . 31 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220531213539/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3696605 . live .
  4. Web site: 1912 . Moreton 40 Chain map AG2 series sheet 23 north . 1 June 2022 . . Map . 31 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220531213532/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chn-moreton-ag2-sh23-north-1912.jpg . live .