Gladfield, Queensland

Gladfield
Queensland
Great Dividing Range as seen from Gladfield, 2023
Gladfield is located in Queensland
Gladfield
Gladfield
Coordinates28°03′50″S 152°10′44″E / 28.0638°S 152.1788°E / -28.0638; 152.1788 (Gladfield (centre of locality))
Population71 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density1.994/km2 (5.17/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4370
Area35.6 km2 (13.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Gladfield:
Goomburra Goomburra Maryvale
Clintonvale Gladfield Maryvale
Freestone Upper Freestone Upper Freestone

Gladfield is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Gladfield had a population of 71 people.[1]

History

Gladfield State School, 1908

The locality name was derived from a pastoral run taken up in the 1840s, first by the Leslie brothers and later by Neil Ross who sold it in 1852, later becoming party of the Maryvale run.[2]

Gladfield Provisional School opened on 1 August 1887. On 1 January 1909, it became Gladfield State School. It closed on 1967.[3] It was at 13 Gladfield Back Road (28°04′36″S 152°11′07″E / 28.07655°S 152.18528°E / -28.07655; 152.18528 (Gladfield State School (former))).[4] The school building was still extant on the site in October 2008.[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Gladfield had a population of 57 people.[6]

In the 2021 census, Gladfield had a population of 71 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Gladfield. The nearest government primary schools are Maryvale State School in neighbouring Maryvale to the east and Freestone State School in neighbouring Freestone to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Allora P-10 State School (to Year 10) in Allora to the west and Warwick State High School (to Year 12) in Warwick to the south-west.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gladfield (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Gladfield – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45932)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ 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. ^ "Parish of Glengallan" (Map). Queensland Government. 1947. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Gladfield State School (former)" (Map). Google Maps. October 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gladfield (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2024.