Upper Lockyer, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Upper Lockyer
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.4836°N 152.0716°W
Pop:542
Postcode:4352
Area:15.2
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:19.7
Dir1:NE
Location1:Toowoomba CBD
Dist2:32.8
Dir2:NW
Location2:Gatton
Dist3:123
Dir3:W
Location3:Brisbane CBD
Lga:Lockyer Valley Region
Stategov:Lockyer
Fedgov:Wright
Near-N:Murphys Creek
Near-Ne:White Mountain
Near-E:Helidon
Near-Se:Lockyer
Near-S:Lockyer
Near-Sw:Lockyer
Near-W:Murphys Creek
Near-Nw:Murphys Creek

Upper Lockyer is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Upper Lockyer had a population of 542 people.

History

Lockyer Upper State School (also known as Upper Lockyer State School) opened on 3 July 1939. It closed on 27 September 1968. It was on the western side of Murphys Creek Road at the junction with Lockyer Siding Road, now within the locality boundaries of Lockyer.[2] [3]

Demographics

In the, Upper Lockyer had a population of 538 people.

In the, Upper Lockyer had a population of 542 people.

Education

There are no schools in Upper Lockyer. The nearest government primary school is Murphy's Creek State School in neighbouring Murphys Creek to the north-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Toowoomba State High School in Mount Lofty to the south-west and Centenary Heights State High School in Centenary Heights, also to the south-west.

Community groups

The Upper Lockyer Withcott branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 4 Biggs Road, Withcott.[4]

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 1940 . Parish of Taylor . 8 June 2022 . . Map.
  3. Web site: 1953 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m43 . 8 June 2022 . . Map.
  4. Web site: Branch Locations. Queensland Country Women's Association. 26 December 2018. 26 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/. dead.