Crowley Vale, Queensland

Crowley Vale is a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Crowley Vale had a population of 96 people.[1]

Crowley Vale
Queensland
Crowley Vale
Coordinates27.5438°S 152.3775°E / -27.5438; 152.3775
Population96 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density10.55/km2 (27.32/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4342
Area9.1 km2 (3.5 sq mi)
LGA(s)Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal Division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Crowley Vale:
Lake Clarendon Glenore Grove Glenore Grove
College View Crowley Vale Glenore Grove
College View Forest Hill Forest Hill

History

In March 1915, the Queensland Government decided to establish a new school at Verdant Vale.[3] Verdant Vale State School opened in 1916. In 1918 it was renamed Crowley Vale State School. The school closed circa 1941.[4]

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References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Crowley Vale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Crowley Vale - locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44951)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  3. "NEW SCHOOL AT VERDANT VALE". Queensland Times. LVI (9180). Queensland, Australia. 4 March 1915. p. 4 (Daily). Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0


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