Japoonvale

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Japoonvale
Queensland
Japoonvale is located in Queensland
Japoonvale
Japoonvale
Coordinates17°43′42″S 145°54′31″E / 17.7283°S 145.9085°E / -17.7283; 145.9085 (Japoonvale (centre of locality))
Population141 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density3.917/km2 (10.14/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4856
Area36.0 km2 (13.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Japoonvale:
Mamu Mamu Bombeeta
Basilisk
Mamu Japoonvale Walter Lever Estate
Gulngai Gulngai No 4 Branch

Japoonvale is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Japoonvale had a population of 141 people.[1]

The town of Japoon is in the north-east of the locality (

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17°43′04″S 145°56′22″E / 17.7177°S 145.9394°E / -17.7177; 145.9394 (Japoon, Queensland)).[3]

History[]

The town was named by surveyor W.J. Callendar and is an Aboriginal word meaning eels.[3]

Stratvell State School opened on 2 August 1916 and closed on 31 December 2002.[4] The school was located at 34 Stratvell Road (

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17°43′26″S 145°55′20″E / 17.7239°S 145.9221°E / -17.7239; 145.9221 (Stratvell State School (former))).[5][6]

Japoon West State School opened on 14 April 1925 and closed on 1 June 1927.[7] The school building was relocated to Euramo.[8]

In the 2016 census, Japoonvale had a population of 141 people.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Japoonvale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Japoonvale – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45713)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Japoon – town in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 17075)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  4. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ "Parish of Japoon" (Map). Queensland Government. 1971. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Agency ID 9063, Japoon West State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Tenders". Cairns Post (8682). Queensland, Australia. 21 November 1929. p. 4. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.

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