Lilyvale, Queensland

Lilyvale
Queensland

Fields along Kingsthorpe Haden Road, 2014
Lilyvale
Coordinates 27°22′S 151°49′E / 27.367°S 151.817°ECoordinates: 27°22′S 151°49′E / 27.367°S 151.817°E
Population 1,977 (2011)[1]
Postcode(s) 4352
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal Division(s) Groom
Suburbs around Lilyvale:
Gowrie Little Plain Meringandan West Meringandan West
Gowrie Little Plain Lilyvale Meringandan West
Glencoe Glencoe Glencoe

Lilyvale is a locality in the Toowoomba Region local government area on the Darling Downs in southern Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 Australian Census Lilyvale and several other nearby localities recorded a population of 1,977.[1]

A prominent hill in the north of the area remains mostly vegetated and reaches elevations above 590 m. A second hill in the southeast rises to around 570 m. The rest of Lilyvale has been cleared for agricultural purposes.

History

The Downs Co-operative Dairy Association opened a cheese factory at Lilyvale in 1926.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lilyvale (Toowoomba Region) (Gazetted Locality)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. "The Downs Co-operative Dairy Association Limited Factory (former)". Queensland Heritage Register. Department of Environment and Heritage Protection. Retrieved 13 November 2014.