Lavelle, Queensland
| Lavelle Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Lavelle | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°00′00″S 151°17′00″E / 28.0000°S 151.2833°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 27 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.330/km2 (3.44/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4357 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 20.3 km2 (7.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Lavelle is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Lavelle had a population of 27 people.[1]
Geography
Kooroongarra Road enters the locality from the north (Grays Gate) and exits to the south-west (Kooroongarra).[3]
The land use is predominantly crop growing with some grazing on native vegetation.[4]
History
The locality was named after Martin Lavelle, a surveyor, who surveyed the Lavelle and surrounding areas in the 1880s.[2]
Lavelle Provisional School opened on 4 May 1926. On 29 January 1936, it became Lavelle State School. It closed on 31 December 1957.[5][6] It was on the western side of Kooroongarra Road (27°59′17″S 151°17′00″E / 27.9880°S 151.2834°E).[7][8]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Lavelle had a population of 29 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Lavelle had a population of 27 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Lavelle. The nearest government school is Millmerran State School (Prep to Year 10) in Millmerran to the north. There are no nearby schools offering education to Year 12; the nearest is Pittsworth State High School in Pittsworth to the north-east. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[10]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lavelle (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Lavelle – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47988)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Agency ID 5886, Lavelle State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ "Parish of Gore County of Merivale" (Map). Queensland Government. 1940. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lavelle (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
