Greenlands, Queensland

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Greenlands
Queensland
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Greenlands
Coordinates 28°39′12″S151°47′11″E / 28.6533°S 151.7863°E / -28.6533; 151.7863 (Greenlands (centre of locality))
Population244 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density4.000/km2 (10.360/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4380
Area61.0 km2 (23.6 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s) Southern Downs
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Greenlands:
Pikedale Amiens Amiens
Pikedale Greenlands Broadwater
Nundubbermere Nundubbermere Thorndale

Greenlands is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Greenlands had a population of 244 people. [1]

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Geography

Stanthorpe – Texas Road passes from east to west through the locality. [3]

History

Bertram (Jack) Greenland, 1872 StateLibQld 1 180015 Bertram (Jack) Greenland, building contractor in Stanthorpe, 1872.jpg
Bertram (Jack) Greenland, 1872

The locality is named after Bertram (Jack) Greenland, a building contractor in Stanthorpe. [4]

Thorndale State School opened in 1915. It was relocated to a new location near Spring Creek in 1924 and opened on 12 November 1924 as Greenlands State School. (Note another Thorndale State School opened in neighbouring Thorndale in 1945). [5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census Greenlands had a population of 250 people. [6]

In the 2021 census, Greenlands had a population of 244 people. [1]

Education

Greenlands State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1209 Texas Road ( 28°39′39″S151°49′39″E / 28.6608°S 151.8274°E / -28.6608; 151.8274 (Greenlands State School) ). [7] [8] In 2016, the school had enrolment of 106 students with 8 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) with 9 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). [9] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 108 students with 8 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Greenlands (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Greenlands – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 50092)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  4. Unidentified (1872), Bertram (Jack) Greenland, building contractor in Stanthorpe, 1872, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, retrieved 19 September 2017
  5. 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. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Greenlands (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  7. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. "Greenlands State School" . Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  9. "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Greenlands State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  10. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority . Retrieved 28 January 2020.

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