Valdora, Queensland

Valdora is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Valdora had a population of 776 people.[3]

Valdora
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Valdora is located in Queensland
Valdora
Valdora
Coordinates26.5486°S 153.0011°E / -26.5486; 153.0011 (Valdora (centre of locality))
Population776 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4561
Area10.1 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s)Ninderry
Federal division(s)Fairfax
Suburbs around Valdora:
North Arm Yandina Creek Yandina Creek
Ninderry Valdora Yandina Creek
Maroochy River Maroochy River Maroochy River

History

Valdora was part of the Yandina Cattle Run in the mid-19th century. Early selections were made after 1868 as cattlergrazing was the main early industry. Farming and timber followed, along with fruit, dairying and sugarcane, which remains a rural economy. Its name was replaced Valdora in order to avoid confusion with another Golden Valley abroad in Queensland.

Golden Valley State School opened on 27 August 1918. On 1 July 1940, it was renamed Valdora State School. It was at Valdora Road (26.5472°S 153.0049°E / -26.5472; 153.0049 (Valdora State School (former))).[4][5] In 1949, the school building was moved to a new location in neighbouring Yandina Creek and re-opened on 1 February 1949 as Yandina Creek State School, which closed on 7 August 1964.[6]

The Sunshine Coast Solar Farm commenced operating in July 2017. It is the first solar farm in Australia built by a local government.[7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Valdora had a population of 532 people.[8]

In the 2021 census, Valdora had a population of 776 people.[3]

Education

There are no schools in Valdora. The nearest government primary schools are North Arm State School in neighbouring North Arm to the north-west, Coolum State School in Coolum Beach to the east, and Yandina State School in Yandina to the south-west. The nearest government secondrary schools are Nambour State College in Nambour to the south and Coolum State High School in Coolum Beach.[5]

Facilities

Sunshine Coast Solar Farm is at 909 Yandina Coolum Road (26.5601°S 153.0257°E / -26.5601; 153.0257 (solar farm)).[9][10] It is operated by the Sunshine Coast Regional Council. The 15 megawatt (MW) fixed tilt solar farm is able to fully offset the council's electricity use.[7]

Valdora-Yandina Creek Rural Fire Station is at 269 Valdora Road (26.5498°S 153.0073°E / -26.5498; 153.0073 (Valdora-Yandina Creek Rural Fire Station)).[11][12][13]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Valdora (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Valdora – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 50288)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Valdora (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "Solar farm overview". Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Valdora (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  9. "Landmark Areas – Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  10. Google (23 August 2023). "Sunshine Coast Solar Farm" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  11. "Emergency services facilities – Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  12. Google (23 August 2023). "Valdora-Yandina Creek Rural Fire Station" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  13. "Valdora/Yandina Creek Rural Fire Brigade". Retrieved 23 August 2023 – via Facebook.
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