Clarendon, Queensland

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Not to be confused with Lake Clarendon, Queensland.

Clarendon
Somerset Region, Queensland
Clarendon is located in Queensland
Clarendon
Clarendon
Coordinates27°25′55″S 152°31′04″E / 27.4319°S 152.5177°E / -27.4319; 152.5177 (Clarendon (centre of locality))Coordinates: 27°25′55″S 152°31′04″E / 27.4319°S 152.5177°E / -27.4319; 152.5177 (Clarendon (centre of locality))
Population244 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density13.48/km2 (34.91/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4311
Area18.1 km2 (7.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Somerset Region
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Dickson
Suburbs around Clarendon:
Coominya Coominya Patrick Estate
Atkinsons Dam Clarendon Patrick Estate
Mount Tarampa Rifle Range Lowood

Clarendon is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Clarendon had a population of 244 people.[1]

History[]

The locality takes its name from Lake Clarendon (approx 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the south-west).[2]

Clarendon railway station was in use from 1886 to 1995 (it was called Tarampa initially but was renamed).[2]

Lockyer Creek Provisional School opened circa 1891. In 1892 it was renamed Lockyer Provisional School. It closed in 1915. Its location was described as "near Claredon".[3]

Clarendon Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1873 under the names of Tarampa, Watson's and Clarendon) and closed in 1951.[4]

Clarendon State School opened on 23 January 1929.[3]

In the 2016 census Clarendon had a population of 244 people.[1]

Heritage listings[]

Clarendon has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education[]

Clarendon State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 507 Clarendon Road (

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27°26′23″S 152°32′33″E / 27.4398°S 152.5425°E / -27.4398; 152.5425 (Clarendon State School)).[6][7] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 84 students with 6 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Clarendon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c "Clarendon – locality in Somerset Region (entry 44851)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Lockyer Creek Railway Bridge (Clarendon) (entry 600495)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  6. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Clarendon State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

External links[]

Media related to Clarendon, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons

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