Crowley Vale, Queensland

Suburb of Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia

27°32′38″S 152°22′39″E / 27.5438°S 152.3775°E / -27.5438; 152.3775 (Crowley Vale (centre of locality))Population106 (2021 census)^[1] • Density13.25/km² (34.3/sq mi)Postcode(s)4342Area8.0 km² (3.1 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)Location

11.7 km (7 mi) E of Gatton
44.7 km (28 mi) WNW of Ipswich
46.5 km (29 mi) E of Toowoomba
81.9 km (51 mi) WSW of Brisbane

LGA(s)Lockyer Valley RegionState electorate(s)Lockyer Federal division(s)Wright

Suburbs around Crowley Vale:
Lake Clarendon	Glenore Grove	Glenore Grove
College View	Crowley Vale	Glenore Grove
College View	Forest Hill	Forest Hill

Crowley Vale is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Crowley Vale had a population of 106 people.^[1]

History

In March 1915, the Queensland Government decided to establish a new school at Verdant Vale.^[3] Verdant Vale State School opened in 1916. In 1918 it was renamed Crowley Vale State School. The school closed circa 1941.^[4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Crowley Vale had a population of 96 people.^[5]

In the 2021 census, Crowley Vale had a population of 106 people.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Crowley Vale (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Crowley Vale – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44951)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
^ "NEW SCHOOL AT VERDANT VALE". Queensland Times. Vol. LVI, no. 9180. Queensland, Australia. 4 March 1915. p. 4 (Daily). Retrieved 16 November 2019 – 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
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Crowley Vale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.