Lawnton is a

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in the

Moreton Bay Region The Moreton Bay Region is a local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local government areas, the City of Redcliffe and the Shir ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ...

, Australia. In the , Lawnton had a population of 5,658 people.

Geography

Lawnton is bounded on the north and north-east by the

North Pine River The North Pine River is a minor river located in South East Queensland, Australia. Location and features The North Pine River rises in the D'Aguilar Range in the Mount Mee State Forest, approximately northwest of Brisbane, and flows general ...

, to the south-east by the South Pine River and Four Mile Creek.

Gympie Road Gympie Road is a major road in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The road forms part of the main road route from the Brisbane Central Business District (CBD) to the northern suburbs, Sunshine Coast and east coast of Qu ...

passes through the centre of the suburb in a south-north direction. The

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( North Coast railway line) enters the suburb from the north ( Petrie) and exits to the south (

Strathpine Strathpine is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Strathpine had a population of 9,503 people. It is home to the Pine Rivers District offices of the Moreton Bay Region, as well as many businesses. The area is h ...

) with the suburb served by Lawnton railway station ().

History

Portrait of Stephen Lawn 1836-1917 farmer blacksmith and wheelwright of the North Pine area the father of Lawnton

The origin of the suburb name is from an early property owner, the blacksmith Stephen Lawn. The property was acquired by

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and was named Lawnton. On Saturday 25 August 1888, Lady Musgrave, wife of the

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laid the foundation stone for St Thomas’ Anglican church at North Pine (as the area was previously known). It was located on the corner of Station Road and Todds Road () on land donated by Stephen Lawn and built by James Todd. The church was dedicated on St Thomas's Day 21 December 1888 by Reverend C.G. Robinson, Rural Dean of Brisbane. The pulpit from the

Samsonvale Homestead Samsonvale is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Samsonvale had a population of 590 people. Geography The district is dominated by Lake Samsonvale, the waters of North Pine Dam, one of the three main ...

was donated to the church by William Joyner. The church was last used in 1984. Its altar rails were re-conditioned for re-use in the new St Faith's Anglican Church in

, while the altar and other furnishings from St Thomas's were used to create a St Thomas' Chapel within the new church. The old church was relocated to the

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open-air museum. Lawnton State School opened in 1967. Pine Rivers Special School opened in April 1986. The area east of Gympie Road was previously known as Wyllie (named after Alexander James Wyllie) until September 1989 when the

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decided to incorporate it within the suburb of Lawnton. It was also the location of the

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Petrie Airfield Petrie Airfield was a World War II military airfield located just to the south of the North Pine River in what is now Lawnton, Queensland, Australia. After the war, the airfield was dismantled and the area is now part of the urban area of Petr ...

. In the , Lawnton recorded a population of 5,356 people, 50.9% female and 49.1% male. The median age of the Lawnton population was 36 years, 1 year below the national median of 37. 78.3% of people living in Lawnton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 5.1%, England 4%, Philippines 1%, India 0.9%, South Africa 0.6%. 90.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.8% Hindi, 0.5% Tagalog, 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Spanish. In the , Lawnton had a population of 5,658 people.

Economy

The Lawnton industrial estate as well as retail and commerce establishments along Gympie Road provide local services and employment. Alluvial gravel and sand mining also occur in Lawnton. There have been recent industrial and retail developments in Lawnton.

Education

Lawnton State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Todds Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 553 students with 40 teachers (33 full-time equivalent) and 27 non-teaching staff (17 full-time equivalent). It includes a

special education Special education (known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates th ...

program. Pine Rivers Special School is a special primary and secondary (Early Childhood-12) school for boys and girls at 10 Lawnton Pocket Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 201 students with 58 teachers (49 full-time equivalent) and 62 non-teaching staff (41 full-time equivalent). YOS Lawnton is a private secondary (10-12) school for boys and girls at 27-29 Lawnton Pocket Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 50 students with 5 teachers and 11 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent). This school is a Youth Outreach Service by the

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which aims to get students who have disengaged with schooling to re-engage. There is no mainstream secondary school in Lawnton. The nearest government secondary schools are

Pine Rivers State High School Pine Rivers State High School is a government state secondary school in the suburb of Strathpine, City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. First opened in 1964, Pine Rivers High School is a large school. Principals Pine Rivers State Hi ...

in neighbouring

to the south and Bray Park State High School in neighbouring Bray Park to the south-west.

Amenities

The Moreton Bay Regional Council operates a

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service which visits Barclay Park on Nightingale Drive. Lawnton cemetery, 2006

Leis Park has electric barbecues and a boat ramp into the

. Wyllie Park on the Lawnton / Petrie border also has electric barbecues. Lawnton Cemetery (also known as Mary Bray Park) is located on Norfolk Avenue ().

Transport

Lawnton railway station provides access to regular

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services to

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and Springfield Central, as well as

Kippa-Ring Kippa-Ring is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kippa-Ring had a population of 9,790 people. Geography Kippa-Ring is located in the centre of the Redcliffe Peninsula, by road west of Redcliffe and by roa ...

References

External links

* {{Moreton Bay Region Suburbs of Moreton Bay Region