Gatton QLD, 4343
Gatton Real Estate: Suburb Profile
If you are considering buying, renting, or investing in Gatton, QLD 4343, it's wise to decide if it meets your real estate requirements. The Homes.com.au suburb profile aims to give you a better understanding of Gatton property prices, demographics & market trends so that we can educate you on your potential move to the suburb.
If you are making a move to Gatton, continue reading for a brief historical overview to discover the fantastic lifestyle and what makes this suburb a worthy option.
Overview Gatton comes under the Lockyer Valley Region in Queensland, Australia. This rural suburb had 7,101 people, according to the 2016 census. It is Lockyer Valley's administrative centre.
Living in Gatton Gatton endures a humid subtropical climate, it has got sunny and mild winters, and the summers are hot and humid; although it receives heavy summer rains, droughts may become a problem. It possesses heritage-listed sites likes Weeping Mother Memorial and Boer War Memorial. This suburb is mainly an agricultural area, and vegetables make up for the better part of its crop. It has a government co-educational school for primary education, named Gatton State School. For secondary education, there is the government's Lockyer District State High School for both the sexes.
History of Gatton The group of Yuggera Aboriginal language members occupied this land before the European settlement. Edmund Lockyer, a British soldier, explored this area in 1825. In 1855 Gatton, a settlement was gazetted. Surrey in England has a village named Gatton, and the locality is named after it. The 1st of January 1866 marks the post office's opening, and on the 26th of November 1874, the Gatton Congregational Church was opened. Mr J. Olsen's tender for construction of the church was accepted in April of 1886.
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