Hodgson Vale, Queensland

Hodgson Vale is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Hodgson Vale had a population of 1,379 people.[1]

Hodgson Vale
Toowoomba, Queensland
Hodgson Vale
Coordinates27.6652°S 151.9511°E / -27.6652; 151.9511
Population1,379 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density53.45/km2 (138.4/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4352
Area25.8 km2 (10.0 sq mi)
Location12 km (7 mi) S of Toowoomba
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal Division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Hodgson Vale:
Mount Rascal Top Camp Preston
Vale View Hodgson Vale Preston
Cambooya Ramsay Ramsay

Geography

Hodgson Vale is 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of the city centre via New England Highway. The highway passes through the locality from the north (Top Camp) to the west (Vale View/Cambooya).[3]

Hodgson Creek rises just to the north (Top Camp) and flows through the locality to the south-west (Cambooya). It eventually becomes a tributary of the Condamine River (part of the Murray-Darling basin) at North Branch.[3][4]

History
Arthur Hodgson

The locality is believed to be named for Sir Arthur Hodgson, a pioneer and member for the Legislative Assembly seat of Warrego in 1868–1869.[5] In July 1840 he selected the Eton Vale pastoral run (the second pastoral run selected in present-day Queensland). The Eton Vale homestead was beside Hodgson Creek in the present day locality of Cambooya.[4]

Hodgsons Vale Provisional School opened on 14 June 1906. It became Hodgsons Vale State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1960.[6]

Education

There are no schools in Hodgson Vale, but there are primary schools in neighbouring Vale View and Ramsay. The nearest secondary schools are in the Toowoomba suburbs of Centenary Heights (Centenary Heights State High School) and Harristown (Harristown State High School).[3]

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References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hodgson Vale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Hodgson Vale - locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47971)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  4. "Hodgson Creek - watercourse in the Toowoomba Region (entry 15971)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  5. "Hodgson Vale (entry 47971)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  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

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