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Stockyard, Queensland (Lockyer Valley)

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For the locality in Central Queensland, see Stockyard, Queensland (Livingstone Shire).

Suburb of Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia
Stockyard
Queensland
Stockyard is located in QueenslandStockyardStockyard
Coordinates27°39′29″S 152°03′44″E / 27.6580°S 152.0622°E / -27.6580; 152.0622 (Stockyard (centre of locality))
Population65 (2021 census)
 • Density3.71/km (9.62/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4344
Area17.5 km (6.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Stockyard:
Upper Flagstone Flagstone Creek Flagstone Creek
Rockmount Stockyard Flagstone Creek
Rockmount Egypt Egypt

Stockyard is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, 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 2016 census, Stockyard had a population of 49 people.

In the 2021 census, Stockyard had a population of 65 people.

Education

There are no schoos 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 in Centenary Heights, Toowoomba, to the north-west.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stockyard (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. "Stockyard – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 45016)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "STATE SCHOOL APPOINTMENTS AND WORKS". Darling Downs Gazette. No. 8414. Queensland, Australia. 11 February 1918. p. 4. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "NEW STATE SCHOOL". The Telegraph. No. 16, 021. Queensland, Australia. 4 April 1924. p. 16. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. "TARAMPA COUNCIL". Queensland Times. Vol. LXXV, no. 15, 104. Queensland, Australia. 11 April 1935. p. 12 (DAILY.). Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Stockyard (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  8. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
Towns and localities in the Lockyer Valley Region, South East Queensland
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