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Lockrose
Suburb of Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lockrose is a rural locality split between the Lockyer Valley Region and Somerset Region of Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, Lockrose had a population of 564 people.[1]
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Geography
Lockrose is in South East Queensland. The northern boundary of Lockrose is marked by Lockyer Creek and the southern boundary by Brightview Road.[4]
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.[4]
Areas along the creek have been intensely farmed with irrigated crops with other rural land used for grazing on native vegetation.[4]
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History
Lockrose Provisional School opened 20 March 1905. It became Lockrose State School on 1 January 1909.[5][6]
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 30 by 20 feet (9.1 m × 6.1 m) and cost £136 (including fencing) and was free of debt at its opening.[7][8]
Lockrose Post Office opened by 1913 (a receiving office had been open from 1906) and closed in 1972.[9]
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Demographics
In the 2011 census, Lockrose had a population of 553 people.[10]
In the 2016 census, Lockrose had a population of 562 people.[11]
In the 2021 census, Lockrose had a population of 564 people.[1]
The census data includes the population of neighbouring Lynford which is not separately reported.[10][11][1]
Education
Lockrose State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 17 Zabel Road (27.4936°S 152.4601°E).[12][13] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 64 students with 5 teachers and 9 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).[14]
There are no secondary schools in Lockrose. The nearest government secondary school is Lowood State High School in Lowood to the north-east.[4]
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Amenities
Services are held at the Green Pastures Lutheran Church in Zabel Road each Sunday.[15] There is a cemetery behind the church.[16]
References
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