Fordsdale, Queensland
| Fordsdale Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 School of Arts hall, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
  Fordsdale | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°43′41″S 152°05′34″E / 27.7280°S 152.0927°ECoordinates: 27°43′41″S 152°05′34″E / 27.7280°S 152.0927°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 52 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.804/km2 (2.082/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4343 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 64.7 km2 (25.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Lockyer Valley Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lockyer | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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Fordsdale is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Fordsdale had a population of 52 people.[1]
Geography[]
The terrain in the area is rugged. Lower areas along the creeks have been farmed while the steep and elevated parts remain vegetated. Silky Oak Creek joins Ma Ma Creek, a tributary of Lockyer Creek at Fordsdale. Dwyers Scrub Regional Park has been established in the west.
History[]
The locality is said to be named after William Thomas Ford, a farmer of Mount Whitestone, who carried the mail from Grantham to Mount Whitestone run from 1896.[2][3]
Ma Ma Creek Upper Provisional School opened on 8 July 1895 but was renamed Fordsdale Provisional School in 1896. On 1 January 1909 it became Fordsdale State School. The school closed in 1967.[4]
At the 2011 Australian Census Forsdale and surrounds recorded a population 211.[5]
In the 2016 census Fordsdale had a population of 52 people.[1]
Education[]
There are no schools in Fordsdale. The nearest primary school is Mount Whitestone State School in neighbouring Mount Whitestone to the north-east. The nearest secondary schools are Lockyer District State High School in Gatton to the north-east and Centenary Heights State High School in Centenary Heights in Toowoomba to the north-west.[6]
Amenities[]
Fordsdale School of Arts Hall is at 2085 Gatton Clifton Road (27°43′11″S 152°07′09″E / 27.7196°S 152.1193°E).[7]
References[]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Fordsdale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Fordsdale – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 49516)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Country Correspondence". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XXXVII, no. 5530. Queensland, Australia. 17 December 1896. p. 6. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Fordsdale (Gazetted Locality)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Fordsdale School of Arts (2007), Reflections of Fordsdale : Fordsdale School of Arts 1932-2007, Community Books Australia, ISBN 978-1-921151-79-8
External links[]
Media related to Fordsdale, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons
- Lockyer Valley Region
- Localities in Queensland