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Lockrose
Queensland
Green Pastures Lutheran Church, Lockrose, 2019.jpeg
Green Pastures Lutheran Church, 2019
Lockrose is located in Queensland
Lockrose
Lockrose
Location in Queensland
Population 562 (2016 census)
 • Density 35.80/km2 (92.7/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4342
Area 15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)
  • Lockyer Valley Region
  • Somerset Region
State electorate(s) Lockyer
Federal Division(s) Blair
Suburbs around Lockrose:
Kentville Lynford Mount Tarampa
Glenore Grove Lockrose Brightview
Regency Downs Regency Downs Brightview

Lockrose is a rural locality split between the Lockyer Valley Region and Somerset Region of Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Lockrose had a population of 562 people.

History

Lockrose Post Office opened by 1913 (a receiving office had been open from 1906) and closed in 1972.

Lockrose State School is a small three teacher school with approximately fifty students. It caters for students from Prep to Year six. It opened in March 1905.


Education

Lockrose State School, 2019
Lockrose State School, 2019

Lockrose State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 17 Zabel Road (27°29′37″S 152°27′36″E / 27.4936°S 152.4601°E / -27.4936; 152.4601 (Lockrose State School)). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 64 students with 5 teachers and 9 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).

There is no secondary school in Lockrose. The nearest secondary school is in Lowood, with others in Rosewood, Laidley and Gatton.

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