Blanchview, Queensland

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Blanchview
Queensland
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Blanchview
Coordinates 27°34′36″S152°01′51″E / 27.5766°S 152.0308°E / -27.5766; 152.0308 (Blanchview (centre of locality))
Population202 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density11.16/km2 (28.90/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4352
Area18.1 km2 (7.0 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s) Lockyer
Federal division(s) Wright
Suburbs around Blanchview:
Withcott Postmans Ridge Helidon Spa
Rangeville Blanchview Derrymore
Rangeville Silver Ridge Silver Ridge

Blanchview is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Blanchview had a population of 202 people. [1]

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Geography

The southern half of Blanchview features two mountains. In the west the elevations rise to 600 metres surrounding the peak of Mount Tabletop which is located in the adjacent suburb of Rangeville. Across a narrow valley to the east, Mount Davidson rises to similar heights. The steep slopes of both mountains have remained naturally vegetated.[ citation needed ]

Mount Davidson (also known as Hays Peak) is in the south-east corner of the locality ( 27°35′49″S152°01′44″E / 27.5970°S 152.0290°E / -27.5970; 152.0290 (Mount Davidson (Hays Peak)) ), rising to 618 metres (2,028 ft). [3] [4]

History

The name Blanchview is a manufactured name, derived from the name of land owner Ernest Blanchard. [5] 5 km South of Withcott, it was previously known as Monkey Waterholes (also written as Monkey Water Holes). However, his son, John "Colin" Blanchard, told of a Toowoomba town councillor in early 1900s suggesting the name Blanchview when visiting the Blanchard farm house that was between the school and the church, both on land donated by Ernest Blanchard. [6] [7]

Monkey Waterholes Provisional School opened on 7 July 1890. It became Monkey Waterholes State School in 1909 and was renamed Blanch View State School in 1913. Blanchview State School closed in 1965. [8] [9] The school was on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) reserve within present-day 358 Blanchview Road. The site is marked by a plaque ( 27°34′19″S152°02′07″E / 27.5719°S 152.0354°E / -27.5719; 152.0354 (Blanchview State School (former, plaque)) ). The school building was relocated to another site and is used as a farm building. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Monkey Waterholes Methodist Church opened on the weekend of 2-3 December 1899, [15] although Primitive Methodist services had been held in the district (probably in private homes) since at least 1895. [16] The church was at 327 Blanchview Road (corner Church Road, 27°34′12″S152°02′16″E / 27.5700°S 152.0379°E / -27.5700; 152.0379 (Blanchview Methodist Church (former)) ). Services were advertised at the church until 1933. [17] Later[ when? ] it passed into private ownership and was converted into a residence. [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Blanchview had a population of 229 people. [23]

In the 2016 census, Blanchview had a population of 191 people. [24]

In the 2021 census, Blanchview had a population of 202 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Blanchview. The nearest government primary schools are Withcott State School in neighbouring Withcott to the north-west, Rangeville State School in neighbouring Rangeville to the west, and Gabbinbar State School in Centenary Heights to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Centenary Heights State High School in Centenary Heights. [13]

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