Junction View, Queensland

Junction View is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Junction View had a population of 52 people.[1]

Junction View
Queensland
Junction View is located in Queensland
Junction View
Junction View
Coordinates27.8108°S 152.1830°E / -27.8108; 152.1830 (Junction View (centre of locality))
Population52 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.864/km2 (4.83/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4343
Area27.9 km2 (10.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Junction View:
West Haldon West Haldon Woodbine
West Haldon Junction View Lefthand Branch
Hirstglen Black Duck Creek East Haldon

History

Black Duck State School (also known as Black Duck Creek State School) opened in 1910 on 2 acres (0.81 ha) of land donated by Mr E. J. Easement in 1909 in neighbouring Black Duck Creek.[3][4][5][6][7] In 1922, the school buildings were moved to the Junction, ready for re-opening as Junction View State School from 18 August 1922.[8][9] The Black Duck State School site was sold by the Queensland Government in 1985.[10] Junction View State State School was mothballed on 31 December 2008 and closed on 31 December 2010.[11][12] It was at 7 East Haldon Road (27.8012°S 152.1886°E / -27.8012; 152.1886 (Junction View State School (former).)).[13] The school's website was archived.[14]

In the 2016 census, Junction View had a population of 52 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Junction View. The nearest government primary school is Mount Sylvia State School in Mount Sylvia to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Lockyer District State High School in Gatton to the north-east and Clifton State High School in Clifton to the south-west.[15]

Amenities

Junction View Community Hall is at 275 Mount Sylvia Road.[16]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Junction View (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Junction View – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44962)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "BLACK DUCK NOTES". Queensland Times. Vol. LI, no. 7762. Queensland, Australia. 15 March 1910. p. 2 (DAILY). Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Our Mount Sylvia Letter". Queensland Times. Vol. LI, no. 7790. Queensland, Australia. 18 April 1910. p. 2 (DAILY). Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LXVI, no. 16, 085. Queensland, Australia. 31 July 1909. p. 3. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "PUBLIC WORKS TENDERS RECEIVED". The Telegraph. No. 11, 476. Queensland, Australia. 28 August 1909. p. 6 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "RESERVES PROCLAIMED". The Telegraph. No. 11, 528. Queensland, Australia. 28 October 1909. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Handbook". Junction View State School. 29 August 2007. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  9. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  10. "Item ID2446410, Disposal of the former Black Duck State School site. - Mr L. Powell". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  11. "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  12. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  13. "9342-31 Junction View" (Map). Queensland Government. 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  14. "Welcome to Junction View State School". 21 April 2008. Archived from the original on 21 April 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  15. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  16. "Junction View Hall Association". Facebook. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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