Riordanvale, Queensland

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Riordanvale
Queensland
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Riordanvale
Coordinates 20°16′59″S148°38′36″E / 20.2830°S 148.6433°E / -20.2830; 148.6433 (Riordanvale (centre of locality))
Population386 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density32.17/km2 (83.3/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4800
Area12.0 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s) Whitsunday
Federal division(s) Dawson
Suburbs around Riordanvale:
Woodwark Woodwark Woodwark
Gregory River Riordanvale Woodwark
Sugarloaf Cannon Valley Cannon Valley

Riordanvale is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Riordanvale had a population of 386 people. [1]

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Geography

Dryander National Park occupies the north-west corner of the locality extending into neighbouring Gregory River to the west and neighbouring Woodwark to the north. [3]

The land use is a mix of rural residential, grazing on native vegetation, and growing sugarcane. [3]

History

Riordan Vale Provisional School opened on 22 May 1939. The first head teacher was Vincent John Goodman. [4] The school had a temporary closure but its reopening was announced in December 1953. [5] It became Riordan Vale State School in 1955. It closed in 1963. [6] [7] It was at 333 Riordanvale Road ( 20°17′26″S148°38′47″E / 20.2905°S 148.6463°E / -20.2905; 148.6463 (Riordan Vale State School (former)) ). [8] [9] [10] [11]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Riordanvale had a population of 312 people. [12]

In the 2021 census, Riordanvale had a population of 386 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Riordanvale. The nearest government primary school is Cannonvale State School in Cannonvale to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Proserpine State High School in Proserpine to the south-west. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Riordanvale (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Riordanvale – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46896)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  4. "Riordan Vale School". The Proserpine Guardian . Vol. 34, no. 2175. Queensland, Australia. 20 May 1939. p. 2. Retrieved 2 November 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "RIORDAN VALE SCHOOL". The Proserpine Guardian . Vol. 48, no. 2869. Queensland, Australia. 6 November 1953. p. 2. Retrieved 2 November 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "Agency ID 6210, Riordan Vale State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  8. "Proserpine" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  9. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m312" (Map). Queensland Government. 1940. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  10. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m312". 1961. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  11. "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Watercourse; Land Parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  12. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Riordanvale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  13. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2024.