Loch Lomond, Queensland
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Loch Lomond is a rural
locality Locality may refer to: * Locality, a historical named location or place in Canada * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localitie ...
in the
Southern Downs Region The Southern Downs Region is a local government area (LGA) in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The region runs along the state's southern boundary with New South Wales and was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of War ...
,
Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, Australia. In the , Loch Lomond had a population of 119 people.


History

The locality takes its name from
Loch Lomond Loch Lomond (; ) is a freshwater Scottish loch which crosses the Highland Boundary Fault (HBF), often considered the boundary between the lowlands of Central Scotland and the Highlands.Tom Weir. ''The Scottish Lochs''. pp. 33-43. Published by ...
in Scotland. Loch Lomond Provisional School opened on 23 November 1903. On 1 January 1909 it became Loch Lomond State School. It closed on 13 February 1976. It was on the southern corner of Warwick Killarney Road and Mckee Road (). The Presbyterian Church was officially opened on Sunday 20 August 1905, having been relocated from Tanneymorel. It was damaged in a cyclone in December 1915. It was on the south-eastern corner of Warwick Killarney Road and Middle Road ().


Demographics

In the , Loch Lomond had a population of 106 people. In the , Loch Lomond had a population of 119 people.


Education

There are no schools in Loch Lomond. The nearest government primary schools are Murray's Bridge State School in neighbouring Murrays Bridge to the west and Killarney State School in neighbouring
Killarney Killarney ( ; , meaning 'church of sloes') is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is on the northeastern shore of Lough Leane, part of Killarney National Park, and is home to St Mary's Cathedral, Killar ...
to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Killarney State School (to Year 10 only) and
Warwick State High School Warwick State High School is a heritage-listed state high school at 15 Palmerin Street, Warwick, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Thomas Pye and Block A was built from 1914 to 1915. It is also known as Warwick Te ...
(to Year 12) in
Warwick Warwick ( ) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in England, adjacent to the River Avon, Warwickshire, River Avon. It is south of Coventry, and south-east of Birmingham. It is adjoined wit ...
to the north-west


References


Further reading

* {{Southern Downs Region Southern Downs Region Localities in Queensland