Lockyer Waters, Queensland

Lockyer Waters is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Lockyer Waters had a population of 561 people.[1]

Lockyer Waters
Queensland
Lockyer Waters
Coordinates27.4538°S 152.4047°E / -27.4538; 152.4047
Population561 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density30.00/km2 (77.70/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4311
Area18.7 km2 (7.2 sq mi)
LGA(s)Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal Division(s)
Suburbs around Lockyer Waters:
Churchable Churchable Atkinsons Dam
Spring Creek Lockyer Waters Mount Tarampa
Morton Vale Morton Vale Kentville

History

The name was approved by Governor in Council 22 May 1992. The name was derived from Lockyer Creek, which was probably named by Allan Cunningham in July 1829, after Major Edmund Lockyer.[2]

gollark: <@341618941317349376>: the glass is CLEARLY EMPTY and YOU ARE WRONG SINCE YOU DID NOT GIVE ME ALL YOUR MONEY
gollark: Oh my nim, that's nimming.
gollark: *bleh*
gollark: rust.
gollark: Good.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lockyer Waters (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Lockyer Waters - locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44974)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 November 2018.


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