Upper Lockyer, Queensland


Upper Lockyer is a rural locality in the Lockyer [Valley Region], Queensland, Australia. In the, Upper Lockyer had a population of 542 people.

History

Lockyer Upper State School opened on 3 July 1939. It closed on 27 September 1968. It was on the western side of Murphys Creek Road at the junction with Lockyer Siding Road, now within the locality boundaries of Lockyer.

Demographics

In the, Upper Lockyer had a population of 538 people.
In the, Upper Lockyer had a population of 542 people.

Education

There are no schools in Upper Lockyer. The nearest government primary school is Murphy's Creek State School in neighbouring Murphys Creek to the north-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Toowoomba State High School in Mount Lofty to the south-west and Centenary [Heights State High School] in Centenary Heights, also to the south-west.

Community groups

The Upper Lockyer Withcott branch of the Queensland Country [Women's Association] meets at 4 Biggs Road, Withcott.