Lyons is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Lyons had a population of 39 people.

Geography

Mount Perry Conservation Park is in the north-west of the locality. The locality is mostly undeveloped and is used for

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.

History

The name ''Lyons'' comes from the settler William Lyons who lived in the area in the 1880s. The locality was named and bounded on 24 April 1997. It was formerly in the

Shire of Beaudesert The Shire of Beaudesert was a local government area located in South East Queensland, Australia, stretching from the New South Wales border, along the Gold Coast hinterland to the urban fringes of the cities of Brisbane and Ipswich. The Shire ...

, however it became part of

Logan City The City of Logan is a local government area (LGA) located in the south of Greater Brisbane in South East Queensland (SEQ), Australia. Situated between the City of Brisbane to the north and the City of Gold Coast to the south, the City of Lo ...

following the local government amalgamations in March 2008.

Demographics

In the , Lyons had a population of 32 people, 41.7% female and 58.3% male. The median age of the Lyons population was 48 years, 10 years above the national median of 38. In the , Lyons had a population of 39 people, 50.0% female and 50.0% male. The median age of the Lyons population was 47 years, 9 years above the national median of 3.8.

Education

There are no schools in Lyons. The nearest government primary schools are Ripley Valley State School in neighbouring South Ripley to the north-west, Greenbank State School in neighbouring Greenbank to the north-east, and Peak Crossing State School in neighbouring Peak Crossing to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Ripley Valley State Secondary College in neighbouring South Ripley to the north-west,

Bremer State High School Bremer State High School (Bremer SHS) is a public co-educational secondary school located in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Queensland Department of Education, with an enrolment of 1,925 students and a teaching staff o ...

in Ipswich CBD to the north-west, and

Park Ridge State High School Park Ridge State High School is a public, co-educational, high school, located in the suburb of Park Ridge, Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Department of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government ...

in Park Ridge to the north-east.

References

{{Logan City Suburbs of Logan City Localities in Queensland