Lynford, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 27°28′21″S 152°26′53″E / 27.4724°S 152.4480°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4342 | ||||||||||||
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Lynford is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]
Geography
[edit]Lockyer Creek forms the southern and eastern boundary of the locality.[2]
Forest Hill Ferndale Road passes through the locality roughly parallel and to the north of the creek.[3]
The land is flat and predomninantly used for crop farming. The residential housing is mostly along Forest Hill Ferndale Road.[2][4]
History
[edit]The locality was officially named and bounded on 3 June 1994.[1]
Demographics
[edit]The population of Lynford is not separately reported in the Australian census. It is included in the census data for its neighbouring locality Lockrose.[5][6][7]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Lynford. The nearest government primary schools are Kentville State School in neighbouring Kentville to the west and Lockrose State School in neighbouring Lockrose to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Lowood State High School in Lowood to the east. There are also non-government schools in Plainland, Laidley and Gatton.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lynford – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44976)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lockrose (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lockrose (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lockrose (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
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