Stockyard 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 ...

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, Australia. In the , Stockyard had a population of 65 people.

History

Spring Park Provisional School opened on 1918. It became Spring Park State School on 1 April 1924. The school closed in 1928. By 1935, the school building, described as being on West Egypt Road (which does not exist on current maps), had been sold to Mr Dyer of Rockmount. He attempted to move the building but was unable to do so due to the condition of the roads.

Demographics

In the , Stockyard had a population of 49 people. In the , Stockyard had a population of 65 people.

Education

There are no schools in Stockyard. The nearest government primary school is Flagstone Creek State School in neighbouring Flagstone Creek to the north-east. 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 north-west.

References

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