Laceys Creek, Queensland
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Laceys Creek
| state = qld
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| coordinates = {{coord|-27.2319|152.74|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Laceys Creek (centre of locality)}}
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| zoom = 10
| pop = 280
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4521
| area = 89.9
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 13.6
| dir1 = WSW
| location1 = Dayboro
| dist2 = 36.3
| dir2 = NW
| location2 = Strathpine
| dist3 = 59.4
| dir3 = NW
| location3 = Brisbane CBD
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| lga = City of Moreton Bay
| stategov = Pine Rivers
| fedgov = Dickson
| near-n = Mount Pleasant
| near-ne = Dayboro
| near-e = Armstrong Creek
Kobble Creek
| near-se = Mount Glorious
| near-s = Dundas
| near-sw = Dundas
| near-w = Mount Byron
| near-nw = Mount Byron
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Laceys Creek is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|49845|Laceys Creek|locality in Moreton Bay Region|accessdate=16 November 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Laceys Creek had a population of 280 people.
History
The locality takes its name from the creek. The creek in turn was originally called Bullon Creek, but later changed to Leacys Creek, referring to John Leacy, the selector of Portion 117A, Parish of Samsonvale, on 17 April 1879. The current name is a corruption of Leacys.{{Cite QPN|18714|Laceys Creek|watercourse in the Moreton Bay Region|accessdate=20 November 2019}}
Lacey's Creek Provisional School opened on 1 January 1898.{{cite news |date=30 June 1899 |title=TO-DAY. JUNE 30 |volume=LVI |page=4 |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |issue=12,938 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3696605 |via=National Library of Australia |accessdate=1 June 2022 |archive-date=31 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531213539/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3696605 |url-status=live }} On 1 January 1909, it became Lacey's Creek State School. It closed on 25 August 1963.{{Citation |author1=Queensland Family History Society |title=Queensland schools past and present |publication-date=2010 |edition=Version 1.01 |publisher=Queensland Family History Society |isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}} It was at 6 Wirths Road (approx {{Coord|-27.2047|152.7451|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Lacey's Creek State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1912 |title=Moreton 40 Chain map AG2 series sheet 23 north |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chn-moreton-ag2-sh23-north-1912.jpg |access-date=1 June 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=31 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531213532/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chn-moreton-ag2-sh23-north-1912.jpg |url-status=live }}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Laceys Creek recorded a population of 245 people, 45.7% female and 54.3% male.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30919|name=Laceys Creek (State Suburb)|accessdate=26 September 2014|quick=on}} The median age of the Laceys Creek population was 41 years, 4 years above the national median of 37. 84.2% of people living in Laceys Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4%, Germany 1.2%, Hungary 1.2%, New Zealand 1.2%, Papua New Guinea 1.2%. 95.5% of people spoke only English at home; 2% of people spoke Hungarian at home.
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Laceys Creek had a population of 278 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31617|name=Laceys Creek (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Laceys Creek had a population of 280 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31602|name=Laceys Creek (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Laceys Creek. The nearest primary school is in neighbouring Dayboro. The nearest secondary schools are in Bray Park and Narangba.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=1 June 2022}}
References
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Further reading
- {{Citation|author1=Welch, Melva A|title=Laceys Creek|publication-date=1999|publisher=Pine Rivers Shire Council|isbn=978-0-9577523-0-6|author2=Lindenberg, Maude|author3=Pine Rivers (Qld.). Council}}
{{City of Moreton Bay}}