Laidley Creek West is a rural
locality
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in the
Lockyer Valley Region
The Lockyer Valley Region is a local government area (LGA) in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia. The region is located between the cities of Ipswich and Toowoomba, and is bordered by the Somerset and Southern Downs ...
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Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Laidley Creek West had a population of 143 people.
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Geography
Laidley Creek forms most of the eastern boundary of the locality.grazing
In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...
on native vegetation with some irrigated horticulture alongside the creek.
History
The locality was named on 3 June 1994. Its name is derived from Laidley Creek, which itself is derived from the naming of Laidleys Plain by Allan Cunningham on 22 June 1829, after James Laidley, the New South Wales Deputy Commissary General.[
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Demographics
In the , Laidley Creek West had a population of 145 people.
Education
There are no schools in Laidley Creek West. The nearest government primary schools are Laidley State School in Laidley to the north-east and Blenheim State School
Blenheim State School is a heritage-listed state school at 81 Blenheim Road, Blenheim, Queensland, Blenheim, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Queensland Department of Public Works and built in 1900. It was added ...
in neighbouring Blenheim to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Laidley State High School, also in Laidley.
Attractions
Schultz Lookout is at the southern end of Schultz Lookout Road ().
References
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Lockyer Valley Region
Localities in Queensland