Kentville, Queensland

Kentville is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Kentville had a population of 100 people.[1]

Kentville
Queensland
Kentville
Coordinates27.4747°S 152.4252°E / -27.4747; 152.4252 (Kentville (centre of locality))
Population100 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density8/km2 (21/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4341
Area12.5 km2 (4.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal Division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Kentville:
Lockyer Waters Lockyer Waters Mount Tarampa
Morton Vale Kentville Lynford
Glenore Grove Glenore Grove Lockrose

Geography

Kentville is flat freehold farming land, used for crops and grazing, approximately 70 metres above sea level. Lockyer Creek forms its south-west boundary. In the east of the locality is the One Mile Lagoon.[3]

The Forest Hill Fernvale Road passes through the south-east of the locality.[3]

History

The One Mile Lagoon Provisional School opened on 7 October 1907, becoming One Mile Lagoon State School on 1 January 1909. In 1944 it was renamed Kentville State School.[4]

In August 1908, the Australian Government approved the establishment of a receiving office One Mile Lagoon which was renamed Kentville in September 1909.[5] It was upgraded to a post office on 1 July 1927. It closed on 1 April 1970.[6]

In the 2016 census Kentville had a population of 100 people.[1]

Education

Kentville State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 4 Turpin Road (27.4790°S 152.4272°E / -27.4790; 152.4272 (Kentville State School)).[7][8] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 31 students with three teachers and eight non-teaching staff (three full-time equivalent).[9] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 44 students with 5 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[10]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kentville (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Kentville – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44963)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "RECEIVING-OFFICE AT ONE-MILE LAGOON". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. XLIX (7329). Queensland, Australia. 15 August 1908. p. 13. Retrieved 1 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  7. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. "Kentville State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Kentville State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  10. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.


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