Lockrose
Lockrose is a rural locality split between the Lockyer Valley Region and Somerset Region of Queensland, Australia. In the, Lockrose had a population of 564 people.
Geography
Lockrose is in South East Queensland. The northern boundary of Lockrose is marked by Lockyer Creek and the southern boundary by Brightview Road.Although not officially gazetted as a town, there is an established urban area in the centre of the locality where the school, church and other amenities are located and surrounded by housing. There is a second pocket of rural residential development in the south of the locality.
Areas along the creek have been intensely farmed with irrigated crops with other rural land used for grazing on native vegetation.
History
Lockrose Provisional School opened 20 March 1905. It became Lockrose State School on 1 January 1909.Green Pastures Lutheran Church opened in November 1909 under the leadership of Pastor Millat. There were approximately 350 people in attendance including the children at the school who were given a holiday so they could attend. It was described as the largest festival to have taken place in Lockrose. The wooden church was and cost and was free of debt at its opening.
Lockrose Post Office opened by 1913 and closed in 1972.
Demographics
In the, Lockrose had a population of 553 people.In the, Lockrose had a population of 562 people.
In the, Lockrose had a population of 564 people.
The census data includes the population of neighbouring Lynford which is not separately reported.
Education
Lockrose State School is a government primary school for boys and girls at 17 Zabel Road. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 64 students with 5 teachers and 9 non-teaching staff.There are no secondary schools in Lockrose. The nearest government secondary school is Lowood State High School in Lowood to the north-east.