Crowley Vale, Queensland

Crowley Vale is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Crowley Vale had a population of 96 people.[1]

Crowley Vale
Queensland
Crowley Vale is located in Queensland
Crowley Vale
Crowley Vale
Coordinates27°32′38″S 152°22′39″E / 27.5438°S 152.3775°E / -27.5438; 152.3775 (Crowley Vale (centre of locality))
Population96 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density12.00/km2 (31.1/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4342
Area8.0 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Crowley Vale:
Lake Clarendon Glenore Grove Glenore Grove
College View Crowley Vale Glenore Grove
College View Forest Hill Forest Hill

History edit

In March 1915, the Queensland Government decided to establish a new school at Verdant Vale.[3] Verdant Vale State School opened in 1916. In 1918 it was renamed Crowley Vale State School. The school closed circa 1941.[4]

In the 2016 census, Crowley Vale had a population of 96 people.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Crowley Vale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
  2. ^ "Crowley Vale – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44951)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. ^ "NEW SCHOOL AT VERDANT VALE". Queensland Times. Vol. LVI, no. 9180. Queensland, Australia. 4 March 1915. p. 4 (Daily). Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  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