Lefthand Branch, Queensland

Lefthand Branch is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Lefthand Branch had a population of 69 people.

Geography
Lefthand Branch is named for the creek, Lefthand Branch creek that runs the length of the valley and the creek is named for the fact that it turns left after splitting from Tent Hill Creek. The narrow valley runs south east for approximately 11 kilometers. It is mainly cattle properties and some small vegetable crop farms, although there are a few olive crops and a small turf farm.

Lefthand Branch has the following mountain features:


 * Rocky Peak (-27.8283°N, 152.2788°W) 837 m


 * Laidley Gap, a mountain pass (-27.8305°N, 152.3156°W)

Main Range National Park extends into the south of the locality.

History
Hillview Provisional School opened on 16 October 1899. On 1 January 1909, it became Hillview State School. In 1914, it was renamed Viewland State School. It closed in 1923, to reopen in 1924 as Left Hand Branch State School, which finally closed in 1967. It was on the western side of Lefthand Branch Road, south of the junction with Reibstein Gully Road (approx -27.76419°N, 152.24941°W).

Demographics
In the, Lefthand Branch had a population of 79 people.

In the, Lefthand Branch had a population of 69 people.

Education
There are no schools in Lefthand Branch. The nearest government primary school is Mount Sylvia State School in neighbouring Mount Sylvia to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Lockyer District State High School in Gatton to the north.