Vale View, Queensland
- 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Toowoomba CBD
- 141 km (88 mi) W of Brisbane
Suburbs around Vale View: | ||
Wyreema | Finnie | Mount Rascal |
Wyreema | Vale View | Hodgson Vale |
Cambooya | Cambooya | Cambooya |
Vale View is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Vale View had a population of 454 people.[1]
Geography
The Southern railway line marks a small section of the northwest boundary of Vale View. The New England Highway is aligned with the southeast boundary.[3]
Shepperd is a neighbourhood (27°39′00″S 151°53′00″E / 27.65°S 151.8833°E / -27.65; 151.8833 (Shepperd)) around the former Shepperd railway station on the Southern railway line (27°38′36″S 151°52′46″E / 27.6432°S 151.8794°E / -27.6432; 151.8794 (Shepperd railway station)).[4][5]
There is an area of rural residential development in the north of the locality on the southern slope of Mount Shepperd. The rest of the locality is used for a mixture of cropping and grazing on native vegetation.[3]
History
The name Shepperd is a railway station name, assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 29 April 1915. The name was suggested by the Drayton Shire Council after Samuel Shepperd, the manager of Glengallan pastoral property.[4]
In December 1930, tenders were called to relocate the Pickanjinnie school building to Vale View.[6] Vale View State School opened on 2 March 1931.[7]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Vale View had a population of 472 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Vale View had a population of 454 people.[1]
Education
Vale View State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 873 Drayton Connection Road (27°39′38″S 151°53′50″E / 27.6605°S 151.8972°E / -27.6605; 151.8972 (Vale View State School)).[9][10] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 86 students with 7 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[11]
There is no secondary school in Vale View. The nearest secondary schools are Harristown State High School in Harristown to the north and Centenary Heights State High School in Centenary Heights to the north-east, both of them in Toowoomba.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Vale View (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Vale View – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48085)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Shepperd – locality unbounded in Toowoomba Regional (entry 30715)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Drayton" (Map). Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "PUBLIC WORKS". The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 732. Queensland, Australia. 5 December 1930. p. 4. Retrieved 9 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Vale View (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Vale View State School". Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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