Regency Downs, Queensland
Suburb of Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia
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Regency Downs is a mixed-use locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Regency Downs had a population of 2,623 people,[1] an increase of 12% from the 2016 census (2,306 people).[3]
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| Coordinates: 27.5325°S 152.4394°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 15.2 km2 (5.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 2,623 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 172.6/km2 (446.9/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4341 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
Regency Downs is located in the Lockyer Valley and is immediately north of the Warrego Highway and Plainland and east of Glenore Grove.[4]
It is approximately 75 kilometres from Brisbane and 55 kilometres from Toowoomba.[citation needed]
The Lockyer Valley Regional Council is the local government authority for Regency Downs.[2]
Historically a rural area, it has increasingly been subdivised into rural residential house sites reducing the agriculture in the locality. The predominant land use is housing with the remainder of the land used for grazing on native vegetation.[4]
History
Demographics
The population of Regency Downs has consistently grown from 2006 to 2021.
| Census | Population | Note |
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| 2006 census | 1,705 | [5] |
| 2011 census | 2,097 | [6] |
| 2016 census | 2,306 | [3] |
| 2021 census | 2,623 | [1] |
Education
There are no schools in Regency Downs. The nearest government primary schools are:[7]
- Glenore Grove State School in neighbouring Glenore Grove to the west
- Lockrose State School in neighbouring Lockrose to the north
- Hatton Vale State School in neighbouring Hatton Vale to the south
The nearest government secondary schools are Laidley State High School in Laidley to the south and Lockyer District State High School in Gatton to the west.[7]
