Gladfield, Queensland
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
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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]
References
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- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gladfield (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Gladfield – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45932)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Parish of Glengallan" (Map). Queensland Government. 1947. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Gladfield State School (former)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gladfield (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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