Caffey, Queensland

Caffey is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Caffey had a population of 65 people.[1]

Caffey
Queensland
Caffey
Coordinates27.6969°S 152.2124°E / -27.6969; 152.2124 (Caffey (centre of locality))
Population65 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density5.56/km2 (14.39/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4343
Area11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal Division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Caffey:
Upper Tenthill Upper Tenthill Upper Tenthill
Mount Whitestone Caffey Ingoldsby
Mount Sylvia Mount Sylvia Mount Sylvia

History

The name Caffey is believed to have been the name of a pioneer selector in the area.[2]

In August 1927, a public meeting was held with the objective of obtaining a school for the district.[3] In July 1926 the Queensland Government agreed to establish a school.[4] The cost was £759.[5] Caffey State School opened on 26 July 1927. It closed on 12 February 1971.[6]

In the 2016 census Caffey had a population of 65 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Caffey (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Caffey – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44947)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "Advertising". Queensland Times. LXVI (12, 197). Queensland, Australia. 15 August 1925. p. 15 (DAILY.). Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "GATTON AND DISTRICT". Toowoomba Chronicle And Darling Downs Gazette. LXV (169). Queensland, Australia. 16 July 1926. p. 12. Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "A NEW STATE SCHOOL". The Brisbane Courier (21, 426). Queensland, Australia. 27 September 1926. p. 10. Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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