Lockrose Explained

Type:suburb
Lockrose
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.4937°N 152.4606°W
Pop:564
Postcode:4342
Area:15.7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:14.4
Dir1:WSW
Location1:Lowood
Dist2:23.5
Dir2:ENE
Location2:Gatton
Dist3:38.6
Dir3:S
Location3:Esk
Dist4:43.9
Dir4:NW
Location4:Ipswich
Dist5:81.4
Dir5:W
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Lockyer Valley Region
Lga2:Somerset Region
Stategov:Lockyer
Fedgov:Blair
Near-N:Lynford
Near-Ne:Mount Tarampa
Near-E:Brightview
Near-Se:Brightview
Near-S:Regency Downs
Near-Sw:Regency Downs
Near-W:Glenore Grove
Near-Nw:Kentville

Lockrose is a rural locality split between the Lockyer Valley Region and Somerset Region of Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, Lockrose had a population of 564 people.

Geography

Lockrose is in South East Queensland. The northern boundary of Lockrose is marked by Lockyer Creek and the southern boundary by Brightview Road.

Although not officially gazetted as a town, there is an established urban area in the centre of the locality where the school, church and other amenities are located and surrounded by housing. There is a second pocket of rural residential development in the south of the locality.

Areas along the creek have been intensely farmed with irrigated crops with other rural land used for grazing on native vegetation.

History

Lockrose Provisional School opened 20 March 1905. It became Lockrose State School on 1 January 1909.[3]

Green Pastures Lutheran Church opened in November 1909 under the leadership of Pastor Millat. There were approximately 350 people in attendance including the children at the school who were given a holiday so they could attend. It was described as the largest festival to have taken place in Lockrose. The wooden church was NaNfeet and cost (including fencing) and was free of debt at its opening.[4] [5]

Lockrose Post Office opened by 1913 (a receiving office had been open from 1906) and closed in 1972.[6]

Demographics

In the, Lockrose had a population of 553 people.

In the, Lockrose had a population of 562 people.

In the, Lockrose had a population of 564 people.

Education

Lockrose State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 17 Zabel Road (-27.4936°N 152.4601°W).[7] [8] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 64 students with 5 teachers and 9 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).[9]

There are no secondary schools in Lockrose. The nearest government secondary school is Lowood State High School in Lowood to the north-east.

Amenities

Services are held at the Green Pastures Lutheran Church in Zabel Road each Sunday.[10] There is a cemetery behind the church.[11]

Notes and References

  1. 11 June 2019.
  2. 11 June 2019.
  3. 18 April 2019.
  4. News: Lockrose Lutheran Church Opened.. 11 November 1909. The Brisbane Courier. 25 August 2019. 16,173. Queensland, Australia. LXVI. 4. National Library of Australia. 10 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230810203643/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19603808. live.
  5. News: Our Lockrose Letter.. 18 November 1909. Queensland Times. 25 August 2019. 7667. Queensland, Australia. LI. 8 (DAILY). National Library of Australia. 10 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230810203643/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/111630257. live.
  6. Web site: Premier Postal History . Post Office List . Premier Postal Auctions . 10 May 2014 . 15 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140515223132/http://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country= . live .
  7. Web site: State and non-state school details. 9 July 2018. Queensland Government. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018. live. 21 November 2018.
  8. Web site: 2021-01-28 . Lockrose State School . 2023-08-10 . Lockrose State School . en . 22 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200322044801/https://lockrosess.eq.edu.au/ . live .
  9. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0. 22 November 2018. live. 22 November 2018.
  10. Web site: Lutheran Church Lockrose Green Pastures Congregation, Qld. Lockrose Green Pastures Congregation, Qld. en-AU. 2019-08-24. 24 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190824232405/http://lockrose.lutheran.org.au/. live.
  11. Web site: Lockrose Green Pastures Lutheran Cemetery, Laidley Shire. https://web.archive.org/web/20170210212308/http://chapelhill.homeip.net/FamilyHistory/Photos/Lockrose-Laidley_Shire/. 10 February 2017. live. 25 August 2019.