Leafdale

Leafdale is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Leafdale had a population of 28 people.[1]

Leafdale
Queensland
Leafdale is located in Queensland
Leafdale
Leafdale
Coordinates26.2386°S 151.7733°E / -26.2386; 151.7733 (Leafdale (centre of locality))
Population28 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.83/km2 (4.74/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4606
Area15.3 km2 (5.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Leafdale:
Keysland Mondure Silverleaf
Mount McEuen Leafdale Chelmsford
Fairdale Fairdale Chelmsford

History

Leafdale State School opened on 20 August 1924. It closed on 31 March 1933.[3] It was at 32 Fairdale Road (corner of McEuen Road, 26.2486°S 151.7693°E / -26.2486; 151.7693 (Leafdale State School (former))).[4]

Leafdale Methodist Church was built in 1931 from timber. It was officially opened on Saturday 29 August 1931 by the Reverend Richard Pollard Pope, President of the Methodist Conference.[5] The church is no longer extant. It was at 1 Mount McEuen Road (26.248276°S 151.77°E / -26.248276; 151.77 (Leafdale Methodist Church)).[6][7]

In the 2016 census, Leafdale had a population of 28 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Leafdale. The nearest government primary school is Wheatlands State School in neighbouring Wheatlands to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Wondai State School (to Year 10) in Wondai to the south-east, Proston State School (to Year 10) in Proston to the west, and Murgon State High School (to Year 12) in Murgon to the east.[8]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Leafdale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Leafdale – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46237)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m113". Queensland Government. 1936. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  5. "MONDURE". The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 963. Queensland, Australia. 3 September 1931. p. 16. Retrieved 23 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. Blake, Thom. "Leafdale Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  7. "Wondai". Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  8. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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