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Brightview, Queensland

Coordinates: 27°30′53″S 152°28′35″E / 27.5147°S 152.4763°E / -27.5147; 152.4763 (Brightview (centre of locality))
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Brightview
Queensland
Looking across Brightview Apostolic cemetery to the fields beyond, 2005
Brightview is located in Queensland
Brightview
Brightview
Coordinates27°30′53″S 152°28′35″E / 27.5147°S 152.4763°E / -27.5147; 152.4763 (Brightview (centre of locality))
Population911 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density35.87/km2 (92.89/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4311
Area25.4 km2 (9.8 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal division(s)
Suburbs around Brightview:
Mount Tarampa Mount Tarampa Rifle Range
Lowood
Lockrose Brightview Tarampa
Coolana
Regency Downs Kensington Grove Prenzlau

Brightview is a locality split between the Lockyer Valley Region and Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Brightview had a population of 911 people.[1]

Geography

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Brightview is a rural locality. The larger north-eastern part (15.9 square kilometres (6.1 sq mi)) is in Somerset Region and is mostly used for farming; that part is in the federal electorate of Blair. The smaller south-western part (8.5 square kilometres (3.3 sq mi)) in Lockyer Valley Region is more residential in character; that part is in the federal electorate of Wright.[3]

The northern boundary is Lockyer Creek.[3] Brightview Weir is located on the creek at 27°29′47″S 152°30′05″E / 27.4965°S 152.5013°E / -27.4965; 152.5013 (Brightview Weir).[4]

History

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Brightview Farm, 1905

Brightview was originally named Tarampa Flats and then Lobethal. It is thought the present name was the name of a pastoral property owned by Ernest Christian Frederick Beutel.[2] Due to the number of local areas which had "Tarampa" as part of their place name, local residents met in February 1906 to propose that their area had a new name and submitted a list of proposed new names to the Education department and the postal authorities.[5] The name Brightview as the local place name is in use from at least July 1906.[6]

Tarampa Flat Provisional School opened on 25 November 1902, being renamed Brightview Provisional School in 1906. It became Brightview State School on 1 January 1909. A new school building was erected in 1935.[7] It closed on 11 May 1962.[8] It was at 1060 Brightview Road (27°29′58″S 152°29′54″E / 27.49938°S 152.49831°E / -27.49938; 152.49831 (Brightview State School (former))).[9][10][11]

By 1911, an Apostolic congregation was already meeting in Tarampa Flats.[12] In 1914, the Brightview Apostolic Church was erected.[13][14]

Demographics

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Population of Brightview
Year Population Notes
1911 131 [15]
1933 180 [15]
1961 158 [15]
2001 675 [15]
2006 895 [15]
2016 census 813 [16]
2021 census 911 [1]

Education

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There are no schools in Brightview. The nearest government primary schools are:[17]

The nearest government secondary school is Lowood State High School in neighbouring Lowood to the north-east.[17]

Amenities

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Brightview Apostolic Church, 2005

The Apostolic Church of Queensland has its Brightview church and adjoining cemetery at 22 Thorne Street just off Brightview Road (27°29′19″S 152°30′15″E / 27.4887°S 152.5041°E / -27.4887; 152.5041 (Brightview Apostolic Church)).[18][14]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Brightview (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Brightview – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44945)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Brightview Weir – weir in Somerset Region (entry 4539)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Our Tarampa Letter". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XLVII, no. 7027. Queensland, Australia. 1 March 1906. p. 7. Retrieved 28 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "FORTHCOMING EVENTS". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XLVIII, no. 7011. Queensland, Australia. 28 July 1906. p. 4. Retrieved 28 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "BRIGHTVIEW SCHOOL". Queensland Times. No. 20, 553. Queensland, Australia. 19 November 1952. p. 7 (Daily.). Retrieved 28 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  9. ^ "Helidon" (Map). Queensland Government. 1936. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m43" (Map). Queensland Government. 1961. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Layers: Locality; Land parcel; Road and rail; Watercourse". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  12. ^ "German Apostolic Church Jubilee". Queensland Times. Vol. LIII, no. 8186. Queensland, Australia. 1 August 1911. p. 6 (DAILY). Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ "Apostolic Church Celebrations". The Brisbane Courier. No. 17, 639. Queensland, Australia. 28 July 1914. p. 6. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ a b "Apostolic Church of Queensland | Brightview". Queensland Religious Places Database. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  15. ^ a b c d e "Population by cities, towns, localities & suburbs 1861 to 2008p". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  16. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Brightview (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  17. ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  18. ^ "The Apostolic Church of Queensland - Brightview". Australia's Christian Heritage. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

Further reading

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