Rifle Range is a

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Rifle Range had a population of 197 people.

Geography

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 ...

marks the suburbs northern and western boundary. There is

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cropping in areas close to the creek with

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on native vegetation in the middle of the locality. The southern part of the locality is most

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. Rifle Range Road provides access into the locality from neighbouring

Lowood Lowood is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Lowood had a population of 4,082 people. Geography The town is on the Brisbane River, west of th ...

History

A rifle range was first established near Lowood in 1886. In January 1905 the

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sold a parcel of land for to establish a new

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near Lowood. The south-east boundary of the rifle range is the present-day south-eastern boundary of the locality of Rifle Range (Plan CC58 Lot 461, ) and presumably the origin of its name. The Lowood rifle range closed in 1953.

Demographics

In the , Rifle Range had a population of 186 people. In the , Rifle Range had a population of 197 people.

Education

There are no schools in Rifle Range. The nearest government primary schools are in neighbouring Clarendon,

and Mount Tarampa. The nearest government secondary school is in Lowood.

References

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