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Clarendon
Somerset Region,  Queensland
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Clarendon
Coordinates 27°25′55″S152°31′04″E / 27.4319°S 152.5177°E / -27.4319; 152.5177 (Clarendon (centre of locality))
Population232 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density12.82/km2 (33.20/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4311
Area18.1 km2 (7.0 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 9.7 km (6 mi) WNW of Lowood
  • 32.1 km (20 mi) S of Esk
  • 44.6 km (28 mi) NW of Ipswich
  • 78.8 km (49 mi) S of Brisbane
LGA(s) Somerset Region
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s) Dickson
Suburbs around Clarendon:
Coominya Coominya Patrick Estate
Atkinsons Dam Clarendon Patrick Estate
Mount Tarampa Rifle Range Lowood

Clarendon is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Clarendon had a population of 232 people. [1]

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Geography

The locality takes its name from Lake Clarendon (approx 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the south-west). [2]

Lockyer Creek enters the locality from the south-west (Mount Tarampa / Rifle Range) and forms part of the southern boundary of the locality. The creek then passes through the locality and then forms its northern, north-eastern, and eastern boundaries before exiting to the south-east (Patrick Estate / Lowood). [3]

History

Clarendon railway station is an abandoned railway station on the dismantled Brisbane Valley railway line ( 27°25′28″S152°32′08″E / 27.4244°S 152.5355°E / -27.4244; 152.5355 (Clarendon railway station (former)) ). [4] Clarendon railway station was in use from 1886 to 1995 (it was called Tarampa railway station initially but was renamed). [2]

Lockyer Creek Provisional School opened circa 1891. In 1892, it was renamed Lockyer Provisional School. It closed in 1915. Its location was described as "near Clarendon". [5]

Clarendon Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1873 under the names of Tarampa, Watson's and Clarendon) and closed in 1951. [6]

Clarendon State School opened on 23 January 1929. [5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Clarendon had a population of 244 people. [7]

In the 2021 census, Clarendon had a population of 232 people. [1]

Heritage listings

Clarendon has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

Clarendon State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 507 Clarendon Road ( 27°26′23″S152°32′33″E / 27.4398°S 152.5425°E / -27.4398; 152.5425 (Clarendon State School) ). [9] [10] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 84 students with 6 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). [11]

There are no secondary schools in Claredon. The nearest government secondary school is Lowood State High School in neighbouring Lowood to the south-east. [3]

Facilities

Despite the name, Lowood Cemetery is within the locality of Claredon on a bend in Claredon Road (near the junction with Nunns Road, 27°26′29″S152°32′50″E / 27.4415°S 152.5472°E / -27.4415; 152.5472 (Lowood Cemetery) ). [12] It is operated by the Somerset Regional Council. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Clarendon (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 3 "Clarendon – locality in Somerset Region (entry 44851)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. 1 2 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  7. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Clarendon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  8. ↑ "Lockyer Creek Railway Bridge (Clarendon) (entry 600495)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "Clarendon State School". Clarendon State School. 30 January 2020. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  12. ↑ "Cemetery Areas - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  13. ↑ "Cemeteries". Somerset Regional Council . Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

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