Kentville, Queensland

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Kentville
Queensland
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Kentville
Coordinates 27°28′29″S152°25′31″E / 27.4747°S 152.4252°E / -27.4747; 152.4252 (Kentville (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 27°28′29″S152°25′31″E / 27.4747°S 152.4252°E / -27.4747; 152.4252 (Kentville (centre of locality))
Population100 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density8/km2 (21/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4341
Area12.5 km2 (4.8 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s) Lockyer
Federal Division(s) Wright
Suburbs around Kentville:
Lockyer Waters Lockyer Waters Mount Tarampa
Morton Vale Kentville Lynford
Glenore Grove Glenore Grove Lockrose

Kentville is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Kentville had a population of 100 people. [1]

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Geography

Kentville is flat freehold farming land, used for crops and grazing, approximately 70 metres above sea level. Lockyer Creek forms its south-west boundary. In the east of the locality is the One Mile Lagoon. [3]

The Forest Hill Fernvale Road passes through the south-east of the locality. [3]

History

The One Mile Lagoon Provisional School opened on 7 October 1907, becoming One Mile Lagoon State School on 1 January 1909. In 1944 it was renamed Kentville State School. [4]

In August 1908, the Australian Government approved the establishment of a receiving office One Mile Lagoon which was renamed Kentville in September 1909. [5] It was upgraded to a post office on 1 July 1927. It closed on 1 April 1970. [6]

In the 2016 census Kentville had a population of 100 people. [1]

Education

Kentville State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 4 Turpin Road ( 27°28′44″S152°25′38″E / 27.4790°S 152.4272°E / -27.4790; 152.4272 (Kentville State School) ). [7] [8] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 31 students with three teachers and eight non-teaching staff (three full-time equivalent). [9] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 44 students with 5 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kentville (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Kentville - locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44963)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  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
  5. ↑ "RECEIVING-OFFICE AT ONE-MILE LAGOON". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser . XLIX (7329). Queensland, Australia. 15 August 1908. p. 13. Retrieved 1 August 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  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. ↑ "Kentville State School" . Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Kentville State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority . Retrieved 28 January 2020.


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