Although not officially gazetted as a town, there is an established urban area in the centre of the locality where the school, church and other amenities are located and surrounded by housing. There is a second pocket of rural residential development in the south of the locality.[4]
Areas along the creek have been intensely farmed with irrigated crops with other rural land used for grazing on native vegetation.[4]
History
Lockrose Provisional School opened 20 March 1905. It became Lockrose State School on 1 January 1909.[5][6]
Green Pastures Lutheran Church opened in November 1909 under the leadership of Pastor Millat. There were approximately 350 people in attendance including the children at the school who were given a holiday so they could attend. It was described as the largest festival to have taken place in Lockrose. The wooden church was 30 by 20 feet (9.1m ×6.1m) and cost £136 (including fencing) and was free of debt at its opening.[7][8]
Lockrose Post Office opened by 1913 (a receiving office had been open from 1906) and closed in 1972.[9]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Lockrose had a population of 553 people.[10]
In the 2016 census, Lockrose had a population of 562 people.[11]
In the 2021 census, Lockrose had a population of 564 people.[1]
The census data includes the population of neighbouring Lynford which is not separately reported.[10][11][1]
↑"Our Lockrose Letter". Queensland Times. Vol.LI, no.7667. Queensland, Australia. 18 November 1909. p.8 (DAILY). Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2019– via National Library of Australia.
↑Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
