Gladfield, Queensland

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Gladfield
Queensland
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Gladfield
Coordinates 28°03′50″S152°10′44″E / 28.0638°S 152.1788°E / -28.0638; 152.1788 (Gladfield (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 28°03′50″S152°10′44″E / 28.0638°S 152.1788°E / -28.0638; 152.1788 (Gladfield (centre of locality))
Population57 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density1.601/km2 (4.15/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4370
Area35.6 km2 (13.7 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
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 2016 census Gladfield had a population of 57 people. [1]

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History

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]

In the 2016 census Gladfield had a population of 57 people. [1]

Notable residents

Former Brisbane Broncos coach Wayne Bennett owns 32 hectares of farmland out in Gladfield.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gladfield (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "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


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