Lawes

Lawes is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.

Lawes is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Lawes had a population of 328 people.

Lawes takes its name from the Lawes railway station, which in turn was named in 1936 (previously known as College Siding because of the adjacent Queensland Agricultural College). The Lawes name was proposed by the college principal, John K. Murray, in honour of Sir John Bennett Lawes, who was a scientist and founder of Rothamsted Experimental Station in Hertfordshire, England and promoted the use of artificial fertilizers and particularly superphosphate.In the 2011 census Lawes had a population of 304 people.In the 2016 census Lawes had a population of 328 people.