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Lawnton is a suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census,

Lawnton had a population of 5,905 people.

Lawnton is bounded on the north and north-east by the North Pine River, to the south-east

by the South Pine River and Four Mile Creek.

Brisbane–Woodford Road, concurrent with Gympie Road, enters the suburb from the south

(Strathpine) and passes through the centre of the suburb in a south-north direction,

exiting across a road bridge over the North Pine River.

The Caboolture railway line (North Coast railway line) enters the suburb from the south

(Strathpine / Bray Park) to the west of the Brisbane-Woodford road and exits across a rail

bridge over the North Pine River to the north (Petrie). The suburb is served by Lawnton

railway station (27.2815°S 152.9809°E).

History:

The origin of the suburb name is from an early property owner, the blacksmith Stephen.

Lawn. The property was acquired by Queensland Rail and was named Lawnton.

Lawnton Cemetery was established in the 1880s on land donated by Carl Leis (1839-1926).

Leis was a German immigrant who was a local farmer and also operated as a carrier to the

Gympie Goldfields is using a barge to take goods across the North Pine River.

On Saturday, 25 August 1888, Lady Musgrave, wife of the Queensland Governor Anthony

Musgrave laid the foundation stone for St Thomas’ Anglican church at North Pine (as the

area was previously known). It was located on the corner of Station Road and Todd's Road

(27.2828°S 152.9818°E) on land donated by Stephen Lawn and built by James Todd. The

church was dedicated on St Thomas's Day, 21 December 1888, by Reverend C.G. Robinson,

Rural Dean of Brisbane. The pulpit from the Samsonvale Homestead was donated to the

church by William Joyner. The church was last used in 1984.