Veradilla, Queensland

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Veradilla
Queensland
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Veradilla
Coordinates 27°35′50″S152°11′00″E / 27.5972°S 152.1833°E / -27.5972; 152.1833 (Veradilla (centre of locality))
Population125 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density11.26/km2 (29.17/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4347
Area11.1 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s) Lockyer
Federal division(s) Wright
Suburbs around Veradilla:
Carpendale Grantham Grantham
Carpendale Veradilla Winwill
Lilydale Ma Ma Creek Ma Ma Creek

Veradilla is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Veradilla had a population of 125 people. [1]

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Geography

Lockyer Creek forms the northern boundary of the locality. [3]

The Gatton Clifton Road (State Route 80) passes to the east. [3]

The terrain ranges from 110 to 307 metres (361 to 1,007 ft) above sea level. Most of the higher elevations are in the south-west corner of the locality around Evans Hill ( 27°36′21″S152°09′57″E / 27.6058°S 152.1659°E / -27.6058; 152.1659 (Evans Hill) ) which is the highest point of the locality at 307 metres (1,007 ft). [4] [5]

Despite the name, Carpendale Airstrip is in the north-west of the locality ( 27°35′17″S152°10′14″E / 27.5881°S 152.1705°E / -27.5881; 152.1705 (Carpendale Airstrip) ). [6]

There is some rural residential housing in the north-east of the locality, but the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation. [7]

History

In August 1895, tenders were called for the erection of a provisional school at Grantham Scrub. [8] In January 1896 teacher, Catherine M. Ludeman was appointed to the Grantham Scrub Provisional School, suggesting it opened around that time. [9] [10] On 1 January 1909, it became Grantham Scrub State School. It closed circa 1950. [11] It was located at 119 Missouri Road (corner of Grantham Scrub Road, 27°35′36″S152°11′06″E / 27.59327°S 152.18507°E / -27.59327; 152.18507 (Grantham Scrub State School (former)) ) within the present-day locality of neighbouring Veradilla. [12] [13]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Veradilla had a population of 101 people. [14]

In the 2021 census, Veradilla had a population of 125 people. [1]

Economy

There is an abbatoir in the north-west of the locality operated by Stanbroke, a beef production company that raises cattle in a number of parts of Queensland and exports beef products to 35 countries. [15]

Education

There are no schools in Veradilla. The nearest government primary schools are Grantham State School in neighbouring Grantham to the north and Ma Ma Creek State School in neighbouring Ma Ma Creek to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Lockyer District State High School in Gatton to the north-east. [16]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Veradilla – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44995)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 Google (15 September 2021). "Veradilla, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Evans Hill – mountain in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 43619)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Heliports and landing grounds - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "TENDERS INVITED". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser . Vol. XXXVI, no. 5322. Queensland, Australia. 17 August 1895. p. 5. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "The Education Department". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser . Vol. XXXVI, no. 5390. Queensland, Australia. 25 January 1896. p. 5. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "The Department of Public Instruction". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser . Vol. XXXVI, no. 5454. Queensland, Australia. 23 June 1896. p. 3. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  12. ↑ "Parish of Terry" (Map). Queensland Government. 1930. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  13. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  14. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Veradilla (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  15. ↑ "The Stanbroke Story". Stanbroke. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  16. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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