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 Leafdale State School students, circa 1928 | |||||||||||||
  Leafdale | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 26°14′19″S 151°46′24″E / 26.2386°S 151.7733°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 15.3 km2 (5.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 12 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.78/km2 (2.03/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4606 | ||||||||||||
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Leafdale is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Leafdale had a population of 12 people.[1]
History
Leafdale State School opened on 20 August 1924 in the relocated Mondure North school building.[3] It closed on 31 March 1933.[4][5] It was at 32 Fairdale Road (corner of McEuen Road, 26°14′55″S 151°46′09″E / 26.2486°S 151.7693°E).[6]
Leafdale Methodist Church was built in 1931 from timber. It was officially opened on Saturday 29 August 1931 by the Reverend Richard Pollard Pope, President of the Methodist Conference.[7] The church is no longer extant. It was at 1 Mount McEuen Road (26°14′54″S 151°46′12″E / 26.248276°S 151.77°E).[8][9]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Leafdale had a population of 28 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, Leafdale had a population of 12 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Leafdale. The nearest government primary school is Wheatlands State School in neighbouring Wheatlands to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Wondai State School (to Year 10) in Wondai to the south-east, Proston State School (to Year 10) in Proston to the west, and Murgon State High School (to Year 12) in Murgon to the east.[11]
References
- 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Leafdale (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "Leafdale – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46237)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ "OUR MAIL BAG". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 18, 829. Queensland, Australia. 30 October 1930. p. 4. Retrieved 31 January 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ↑ "NEW SCHOOLS". The Daily Mail. No. 6998. Queensland, Australia. 1 August 1924. p. 8. Retrieved 3 November 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m113". Queensland Government. 1936. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ↑ "MONDURE". The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 963. Queensland, Australia. 3 September 1931. p. 16. Retrieved 23 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Blake, Thom. "Leafdale Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ↑ "Wondai". Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Leafdale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
