Valdora, Queensland

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Valdora
Sunshine Coast,  Queensland
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Valdora
Coordinates 26°32′55″S153°00′04″E / 26.5486°S 153.0011°E / -26.5486; 153.0011 (Valdora (centre of locality))
Population776 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 4561
Area10.1 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s) Ninderry
Federal division(s) Fairfax
Suburbs around Valdora:
North Arm Yandina Creek Yandina Creek
Ninderry Valdora Yandina Creek
Maroochy River Maroochy River Maroochy River

Valdora is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Valdora had a population of 776 people. [3]

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Geography

The Yandina-Coolum Road runs along the eastern boundary. [4]

History

Valdora was part of the Yandina Cattle Run in the mid-19th century. Early selections were made after 1868 as cattlergrazing was the main early industry. Farming and timber followed, along with fruit, dairying and sugarcane, which remains a rural economy. Its name was replaced Valdora in order to avoid confusion with another Golden Valley abroad in Queensland.[ citation needed ]

Golden Valley State School opened on 27 August 1918. On 1 July 1940, it was renamed Valdora State School. It was at Valdora Road ( 26°32′50″S153°00′18″E / 26.5472°S 153.0049°E / -26.5472; 153.0049 (Valdora State School (former)) ). [5] [6] In 1949, the school building was moved to a new location in neighbouring Yandina Creek and re-opened on 1 February 1949 as Yandina Creek State School, which closed on 7 August 1964. [7]

The Sunshine Coast Solar Farm commenced operating in July 2017. It is the first solar farm in Australia built by a local government. [8]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Valdora had a population of 532 people. [9]

In the 2021 census, Valdora had a population of 776 people. [3]

Education

There are no schools in Valdora. The nearest government primary schools are North Arm State School in neighbouring North Arm to the north-west, Coolum State School in Coolum Beach to the east, and Yandina State School in Yandina to the south-west. The nearest government secondrary schools are Nambour State College in Nambour to the south and Coolum State High School in Coolum Beach. [6]

Facilities

Sunshine Coast Solar Farm is at 909 Yandina Coolum Road ( 26°33′36″S153°01′33″E / 26.5601°S 153.0257°E / -26.5601; 153.0257 (solar farm) ). [10] [11] It is operated by the Sunshine Coast Regional Council. The 15 megawatt (MW) fixed tilt solar farm is able to fully offset the council's electricity use. [8]

Valdora-Yandina Creek Rural Fire Station is at 269 Valdora Road ( 26°32′59″S153°00′26″E / 26.5498°S 153.0073°E / -26.5498; 153.0073 (Valdora-Yandina Creek Rural Fire Station) ). [12] [13] [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Valdora (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Valdora – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 50288)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Valdora (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. ↑ Google (18 November 2023). "Valdora, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  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. 1 2 "Solar farm overview". Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  9. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Valdora (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  10. ↑ "Landmark Areas – Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  11. ↑ Google (23 August 2023). "Sunshine Coast Solar Farm" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Emergency services facilities – Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  13. ↑ Google (23 August 2023). "Valdora-Yandina Creek Rural Fire Station" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "Valdora/Yandina Creek Rural Fire Brigade" . Retrieved 23 August 2023– via Facebook.
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