Lockyer is a rural

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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 ...

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 , Lockyer had a population of 89 people.

Geography

Lockyer railway station is on the

Main Line railway The main line, or mainline in American English, of a railway is a track that is used for through trains or is the principal artery of the system from which branch lines, yards, sidings, and spurs are connected. It generally refers to a route be ...

().

Murphys Creek Road Warrego Highway state-controlled roads presents information about how the Warrego Highway is described for administrative and funding purposes by the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, and about the state-controlled roads that int ...

runs through from north to south.

History

Jagara (also known as Jagera, Yagara, Yugarabul, Yuggera and Yuggerabul) is one of the Aboriginal languages of South-East Queensland. There is some uncertainty over the status of Jagara as a language, dialect or perhaps a group or clan within the local government boundaries of

Ipswich City Council The City of Ipswich is a local government area (LGA) located within the southwest of Greater Brisbane, which in turn, is situated within the vast South East region of the state of Queensland. Positioned between the City of Brisbane and the Cit ...

, Lockyer Regional Council and the

Somerset Regional Council The Somerset Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area located in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia, northwest of the City of Brisbane. The region is centred on the town of Esk, Queensland, Esk, ...

. The locality takes its name from

Lockyer Creek The Lockyer Creek is a creek in South East Queensland, Australia. A tributary of the Brisbane River, the creek is a major drainage system in the Lockyer Valley. Rising on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, the creek flows generally ...

, believed to have been named by explorer Allan Cunningham in July 1829. It was named after Major

Edmund Lockyer Edmund Lockyer, (21 January 1784 – 10 June 1860) was a British soldier and explorer of Australia. Born in Plymouth, Devon, Lockyer was the son of Thomas Lockyer, a sailmaker, and his wife Ann. Lockyer began his army career as an ensign in ...

who explored the

Brisbane River The Brisbane River (Turrbal language, Turrbal: ) is the longest river in South East Queensland, Australia. It flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay on the Coral Sea. John Oxley, the first European to explore the ...

in 1825. Lockyer Creek Provisional School opened circa 1891, being renamed Lockyer Provisional School in 1892. It closed on 1915. 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 (). Despite the name, it is now within the locality boundaries of Lockyer.

Demographics

In the , Lockyer had a population of 95 people. In the , Lockyer had a population of 89 people.

Heritage listings

Lockyer has a number of

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sites, including: *

Lockyer Creek Railway Bridge (Lockyer) Lockyer Creek Railway Bridge (Lockyer) is a heritage-listed railway bridge on the Main Line railway, Queensland, Toowoomba–Helidon railway line over Lockyer Creek, Queensland, Lockyer Creek at Lockyer, Queensland, Lockyer, Lockyer Valley Regi ...

()

Education

There are no schools in Lockyer. The nearest government primary schools are Murphy's Creek State School in neighbouring Murphys Creek to the north-west, Helidon State School in neighbouring Helidon to the south-east, and Withcott State School in neighbouring Withcott to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is

Centenary Heights State High School Centenary Heights State High School is a State High School located in the suburb of Centenary Heights in Toowoomba, Queensland, with an enrolment of around 1700 students (2020) and was one of Queensland's leading high schools with 11 OP's 1 ...

in Centenary Heights,

Toowoomba Toowoomba ( ), nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar', is a city on the border of South East Queensland and Darling Downs regions of Queensland, Australia. It is located west of Queensland's capital, Brisbane. The urban population of Toowoom ...

, to the south-west.

References

{{Lockyer Valley Region Lockyer Valley Region Localities in Queensland