Peak Vale is a rural locality split between the Isaac Region and the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[3][4] In the 2016 census, Peak Vale had a population of 39 people, but its boundaries were altered subsequently and its population was not separately reported in the 2021 census.
| Peak Vale Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Peak Vale | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°06′21″S 147°08′53″E / 23.1058°S 147.1480°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 39 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0477/km2 (0.1237/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4721 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 816.8 km2 (315.4 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editThe locality is bounded to the west by the Drummond Range.[2]
There are a number of named peaks in the locality (from north to south):
- Chinaman Peak (23°13′03″S 147°17′56″E / 23.2174°S 147.2988°E) 539 metres (1,768 ft)[5][6]
- Mount Zig Zag (23°18′49″S 147°20′22″E / 23.3135°S 147.3395°E) 540 metres (1,770 ft)[5][7]
- Mount Tabletop (23°27′53″S 147°16′22″E / 23.4646°S 147.2729°E) 520 metres (1,710 ft)[5][8]
The Carbine State Forest is in the north of the locality. Apart from that protected area, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation in most of the locality, but in the southern more mountainous part of the locality, there is no active land use.[2]
History
editOn 17 May 2019, it was decided to discontinue the locality of Mistake Creek and absorb its land into the neighbouring localities of Clermont, Laglan, Frankfield and Peak Vale and to extend Peak Vale into the Central Highlands Region by altering the boundaries of Argyll.[9][10][11][2]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census, Peak Vale had a population of 39 people.[1]
In the 2021 census, the population of Peak Vale was not separately reported, but included within the reporting of the population of neighbouring Clermont and Alpha.[12][13]
Education
editThere are no schools in Peak Vale. Students living in the north of Peak Vale would be able to attend Clermont State School and Clermont State High School in neighbouring Clermont to the north. However, those schools would be too distant for a daily commute for students living in the southern parts of the locality. The other options are distance education and boarding school.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Peak Vale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Peak Vale – locality in Isaac Region (entry 50386)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Peak Vale – locality in the Central Highland Region (entry 50389)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Chinaman Peak – mountain in Central Highlands Region (entry 7121)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Zig Zag – mountain in Central Highlands Region (entry 38847)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Tabletop – mountain in Central Highlands Region (entry 33097)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Recent place name decisions". Queensland Government. 14 June 2019. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Proposed Locality Boundaries and Names of Isaac Regional Council: Clermont, Laglan, Frankfield and Peak Vale, Central Highlands Regional Council: Argyll and Peak Vale" (PDF). Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy. Queensland Government. 23 November 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Locality Boundaries and Names of Isaac Regional Council: Clermont, Laglan, Frankfield and Peak Vale, Central Highlands Regional Council: Argyll and Peak Vale" (PDF). Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy. Queensland Government. 17 May 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Clermont (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alpha (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
