Brightview, Queensland
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 Looking across Brightview Apostolic cemetery to the fields beyond, 2005 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 27°30′53″S 152°28′35″E / 27.5147°S 152.4763°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 25.4 km2 (9.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 911 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 35.87/km2 (92.89/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4311 | ||||||||||||
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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]
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.[4]
History
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).[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
| Year | Population | Notes |
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| 1911 | 131 | [15] |
| 1933 | 180 | [15] |
| 1961 | 158 | [15] |
| 2001 | 675 | [15] |
| 2006 | 895 | [15] |
| 2016 census | 813 | [16] |
| 2021 census | 911 | [1] |
Education
There are no schools in Brightview. The nearest government primary schools are:[17]
- Tarampa State School in neighbouring Tarampa to the east
- Prenzlau State School in neighbouring Prenzlau to the south-east
- Hatton Vale State School in Hatton Vale to the south
- Lockrose State School in neighbouring Lockrose to the west
The nearest government secondary school is Lowood State High School in neighbouring Lowood to the north-east.[17]
Amenities
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).[18][14]
