Lyra, Queensland


Lyra is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Lyra had a population of 53 people.

Geography

The western and central part of the locality is relatively flat but the eastern part of the locality consists of foothills of the Great Dividing Range.
Accommodation Creek flows down from the range from the south-east and exits to the north-west. Bald Rock Creek flows down from the range from the north-east and becomes a tributary of Accommodation Creek at. Doctors Creek flows down from the range from the west and becomes a tributary of Bald Rock Creek at.
The New England Highway enters the locality from the north-west and exits to the south. The Southern railway line runs parallel immediately to the east of the highway; there is no longer a railway station within Lyra.
The land use is a mixture of horticulture and grazing on native vegetation. There are a number of vineyards in Lyra, including those of Sirromet Wines at 115 Anderson Road. There are no protected areas within Lyra, but it borders Girraween National Park to the east.

History

The extension of the Southern railway line from Stanthorpe to Wallangarra was completed on 14 February 1887 with the district being served by Lyra railway station, which was named by the Queensland Railway Department after the constellation Lyra. The locality takes its name from the railway station.
In the, Lyra had a population of 53 people.