Derrymore, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 27°34′57″S 152°03′35″E / 27.5825°S 152.0597°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 16.0 km2 (6.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 85 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 5.31/km2 (13.76/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4352 | ||||||||||||
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Derrymore is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Derrymore had a population of 85 people.[2]
History
Puzzling Gully Provisional School opened on 24 July 1899. On 1 January 1909, it became Puzzling Gully State School. In 1914, it was renamed Derrymore State School. It closed in 1922.[4]
Education
There are no schools in Derrymore. The nearest government primary schools are Helidon State School in Helidon to the north-east, Withcott State School in Withcott to the north-west, and Flagstone Creek State School in neighbouring Flagstone Creek to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Centenary Heights State High School in Centenary Heights, Toowoomba, to the west.[5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Derrymore (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Derrymore (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Derrymore – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 45008)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2024.