Cottonvale, Queensland

Cottonvale
Queensland
Cottonvale; Queensland
	Community Hall, 2009
	Cottonvale
Coordinates	28.5186°S 151.9391°E
Population	153 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	4375
Area	11.0 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	16.3 km (10 mi) N of Stanthorpe ; 45.0 km (28 mi) SSW of Warwick ; 203 km (126 mi) SW of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Southern Downs
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
	Suburbs around Cottonvale:

Cottonvale is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It borders New South Wales and contains the town of Cotton Vale.[3][4] In the 2021 census, Cottonvale had a population of 153 people.[5]

Geography

The South Western railway line enters the locality from the north-east (Dalveen) and exits to the south (Thulimbah).[4] The town of Cotton Vale is in the east of the locality (28.5184°S 151.9480°E / -28.5184; 151.9480 (Cotton Vale, Queensland)) beside the now-abandoned Cotton Vale railway station (28.5214°S 151.9490°E / -28.5214; 151.9490 (Cotton Vale railway station)).[3][6][7][4]

The New England Highway also traverses the locality from the north-east (Dalveen) to the south-east (Thulimbah), always remaining east of the railway line and bypassing the town.[4]

History

After World War I, the area was opened up as a soldier settlement focused on fruit growing. The town was named after the Cotton Vale railway station, which was in turn named in 1920 by the Queensland Railways Department after orchardist Edward Cotton, who was believed to be the first from his district to enlist as a soldier in World War I.[3][6]

Cottonvale Provisional School opened in the Cottonvale School of Arts Hall on 30 January 1958. On 28 May 1959 it became Cottonvale State School. It was mothballed on 31 December 2004 and closed on 24 August 2005.[8][9] It was at 11 Cottonvale School Road (28.5162°S 151.9477°E / -28.5162; 151.9477 (Cottonvale State School (former))).[10][11][4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Cottonvale had a population of 148 people.[12]

In the 2021 census, Cottonvale had a population of 153 people.[5]

Education

There are no schools in Cottonvale. The nearest primary schools are Thulimbah State School in neighbouring Thulimbah to the south and Dalveen State School in neighbouring Dalveen to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Stanthorpe State High School in Stanthorpe to the south.[4]

References

Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cottonvale (Qld) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
"Cottonvale – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45916)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
"Cotton Vale – population centre in the Southern Downs Region (entry 8549)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
"Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cottonvale (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
"Cotton Vale – railway station in the Southern Downs Region (entry 39247)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
"Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
"Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
"9240-11 The Summit" (Map). Queensland Government. 2000. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
Google (22 April 2022). "Cottonvale State School (former)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cottonvale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.