Ryeford, Queensland

Ryeford is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Ryeford had a population of 57 people.[1]

Ryeford
Queensland
Ryeford
Coordinates27.9319°S 151.8177°E / -27.9319; 151.8177 (Ryeford (centre of locality))
Population57 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2.088/km2 (5.41/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4361
Area27.3 km2 (10.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Ryeford:
Back Plains Mount Molar Kings Creek
Ellangowan Ryeford Clifton
Sandy Camp Sandy Camp Sandy Camp

Geography

Kings Creek forms the southern and eastern boundary of the locality.[3]

History

Ryeford State School opened on 8 November 1937.[4] The school celebrated its 50th anniversary with a monument unveiled on 7 November 1987 by Lin Powell, Queensland Minister of Education.[5]

In the 2016 census Ryeford had a population of 57 people.[1]

Education

Ryeford State School was a government co-educational primary (P-6) school at 968 Clifton Leyburn Road. It opened on 8 November 1937 and permanently closed on 12 December 2016.[6][7] In 2016, the school had no children enrolled, having had only 2 children in 2015.[8]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ryeford (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Ryeford – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48056)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 19 September 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. "50 Years of Community Service". Monument Australia. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  6. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  7. "Register of Recent School Openings, Closures and Name Changes". Department of Education and Training. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  8. "Ryeford State School, Ryeford, QLD". My School. ACARA. Retrieved 19 September 2017.

Further reading
  • Ryeford Jubilee Book Committee; Ryeford State School (1987), Ryeford State School golden jubilee, 1937-1987, Ryeford State School, ISBN 978-0-7316-3877-2


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