Laidley South is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Laidley South had a population of 293 people.

Geography

As the name suggests, Laidley South is immediately south of the town of Laidley. Laidley South is bounded to the west by Laidley Creek and to the east by the

Little Liverpool Range The Little Liverpool Range is a mountain range of the Scenic Rim and Lockyer Creek valley, part of the Great Dividing Range, which is located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. Location and features The range extends from th ...

. The land use is mixed. In the north of the locality is

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housing. In the west of the locality along the creek is mostly irrigated horticulture. The main major land use in the centre and south of the locality is

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on native vegetation. In the east of the locality, many of the slopes of the Little Liverpool Range remains as undeveloped land due to the more mountainous elevations. The Laidley Creek Diversion Weir on Laidley Creek () enables some of the water flowing along Laidley Creek to be piped to Lake Dyer in neighbouring Laidley Heights for water storage.

History

The locality's name is derived from the town name of Laidley, which itself derives from the naming of Laidleys Plain by Allan Cunningham after James Laidley (1786-1835), the New South Wales Deputy Commissary General. Laidley State School opened on 1 April 1864. In 1888, it was renamed Laidley South State School. The school closed on 9 December 1983. It was on Mulgowie Road (). The Laidley Valley railway line from Laidley to Mulgowie was opened on Wednesday 19 April 1911 by the Queensland Treasurer, Walter Barnes, with Laidley South being served by three stations (from north to south) * Coopers Hill railway station (), named after a long-time local resident and farmer * Goothenda railway station (), named using an Aboriginal word meaning ''forest country'' * Paree railway station (), named using an Aboriginal word meaning ''black soil'' Due to poor patronage and improvements to the local roads, the line was closed in 1955, apart from of the line which connected to the Laidley cattle yards which remained in use until 1969.

Demographics

In the , Laidley South had a population of 271 people. In the , Laidley South had a population of 293 people.

Education

There are no schools in Laidley South. The nearest government primary school is Laidley District State School in neighbouring Laidley to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Laidley State High School, also in Laidley.

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