Samford Valley, Queensland

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Samford Valley
Queensland
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Samford Valley
Samford Valley, Queensland
Coordinates 27°22′14″S152°52′09″E / 27.3705°S 152.8691°E / -27.3705; 152.8691 (Samford Valley (centre of locality))
Population3,068 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density149.7/km2 (387.6/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4520
Area20.5 km2 (7.9 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) City of Moreton Bay
State electorate(s) Pine Rivers
Federal division(s) Dickson
Suburbs around Samford Valley:
Cedar Creek Yugar Draper
Highvale Samford Valley Draper
Wights Mountain Samford Village
Camp Mountain 		Ferny Hills

Samford Valley is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. [2] It is one of two localities in the town of Samford, the other being Samford Village. In the 2016 census, Samford Valley had a population of 3,068 people. [1]

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Geography

The terrain in the north of the locality is mountainous, rising to unnamed peaks and ridges at 370 metres (1,210 ft) above sea level as part of House Mountain Range. [3] The mountainous terrain is mostly undeveloped. [4]

The South Pine River rises in Mount Nebo to the west and flows east through neighbouring Highvale into Samford Valley, exiting to Draper in the north-east. Most of the locality is on the lower flatter valley of the river, falling to 50 metres (160 ft) above sea level. The land use on the valley floor is predominantly rural residential (housing on large land parcels). [4]

History

In 1981, the locality of Samford was split into two localities: Samford Village around the town and Samford Valley wrapping around the village to the west, north, and east. [2] [5]

In the 2016 census, Samford Valley had a population of 3,068 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Samford Valley. The nearest government primary school is Samford State School in neighbouring Samford Village. The nearest government secondary school is Ferny Grove State High school in Ferny Grove to the south-east. [6] Samford Valley Steiner School is in neighbouring Wights Mountain. [7]

Community

The Samford Support Network is a group of volunteers providing a variety of services to community members who are ill, elderly, living with a disability, or struggling. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Samford Valley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Samford Valley – locality in Moreton Bay Region (entry 45468)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "House Mountain Range – mountain range in the Moreton Bay Region (entry 16359)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Samford Village – locality in Moreton Bay Region (entry 45469)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  7. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  8. ↑ "Ms Barbara Kienast". Australian of the Year Awards . 2019. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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