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]

Leafdale
Queensland
Leafdale is located in Queensland
Leafdale
Leafdale
Coordinates26°14′19″S 151°46′24″E / 26.2386°S 151.7733°E / -26.2386; 151.7733 (Leafdale (centre of locality))
Population12 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.78/km2 (2.03/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4606
Area15.3 km2 (5.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Leafdale:
Keysland Mondure Silverleaf
Mount McEuen Leafdale Chelmsford
Fairdale Fairdale Chelmsford

History

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Leafdale State School opened on 20 August 1924. It closed on 31 March 1933.[3][4] It was at 32 Fairdale Road (corner of McEuen Road, 26°14′55″S 151°46′09″E / 26.2486°S 151.7693°E / -26.2486; 151.7693 (Leafdale State School (former))).[5]

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.[6] 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 / -26.248276; 151.77 (Leafdale Methodist Church)).[7][8]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Leafdale had a population of 28 people.[9]

In the 2021 census, Leafdale had a population of 12 people.[1]

Education

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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.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Leafdale (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.  
  2. ^ "Leafdale – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46237)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ "NEW SCHOOLS". The Daily Mail. No. 6998. Queensland, Australia. 1 August 1924. p. 8. Retrieved 3 November 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m113". Queensland Government. 1936. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  6. ^ "MONDURE". The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 963. Queensland, Australia. 3 September 1931. p. 16. Retrieved 23 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ Blake, Thom. "Leafdale Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Wondai". Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  9. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Leafdale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
  10. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 December 2022.