Roadvale, Queensland

Roadvale is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Roadvale had a population of 286 people.[1]

Roadvale
Queensland
Badke family of Roadvale, 1928
Roadvale
Coordinates27.9205°S 152.7027°E / -27.9205; 152.7027
Population286 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density16.34/km2 (42.33/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4310
Area17.5 km2 (6.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s)Blair
Localities around Roadvale:
Blantyre Anthony Milbong
Obum Obum Roadvale Wyaralong
Kulgun Teviotville Coulson

Geography

Roadvale is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) north of the town Boonah and 79 kilometres (49 mi) south-west of the state capital Brisbane.

The main street is Gray Street, which is also the Roadvale-Kalbar Road.

Roadvale is a growing centre for many of the small crop products sold in South East Queensland and other areas.

History

The locality takes its name from its former railway station which was named by the Queensland Railways Department in 1887, because of its location at a road junction.[2]

The Fassifern railway line (Queensland's first branch railway line) opened from Ipswich to Harrisville on 10 July 1882. On 12 September 1887 the line was extended to Dugundan with the Roadvale district being served by Roadvale railway station on the corner of Wilsons Plains Road and Redhill Road (27.9164°S 152.6839°E / -27.9164; 152.6839 (Roadvale railway station)). The line closed in June 1964.[3][4]

St Andrew's Anglican Church was dedicated on 11 May 1912 by Venerable Henry Le Fanu, the Archdeacon of Toowoomba. In 1926, the church closed and the building was relocated to Camp Hill in Brisbane to become the Anglican Church of the Annunciation.[5][6]

In 1915 most of the town was destroyed by fire.[7] Despite rebuilding many businesses the town has never recovered from the devastating fire.

At the 2006 census, Roadvale and the surrounding area had a population of 559.[8]

Facilities

It has a pub and a small general store in the main street.

See also

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Roadvale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Roadvale – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 48335)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. Kerr, John (1990). Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways. Boolarong Publications. pp. 57–58, 224. ISBN 978-0-86439-102-5.
  4. "Flinders" (Map). Queensland Government. 1927. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  5. "Closed Anglican Churches". Anglican Church South Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  6. "The Church of The Annunciation Anglican Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  7. Queensland Environmental Protection Agency (2000). Heritage Trails of the Great South East. State of Queensland. p. 39. ISBN 0-7345-1008-X.
  8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Roadvale (Boonah Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2009.


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