Silverdale, Queensland

Silverdale is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Silverdale had a population of 120 people.[1]

Silverdale
Queensland
Paddocks along Kengoon Road, 2015
Silverdale
Coordinates27.8880°S 152.5966°E / -27.8880; 152.5966
Population120 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density3.09/km2 (8.0/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4307
Area38.8 km2 (15.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Silverdale:
Rosevale Warrill View Radford
Rosevale Silverdale Munbilla
Frazerview Kalbar Kents Lagoon

Geography

Silverdale is located in the Fassifern Valley farming area along the Cunningham Highway. The eastern boundary of Silverdale is marked by Warrill Creek, a tributary of the Bremer River.

History

Silverdale State School opened on 23 May 1910. It closed in 1962.[3]

At the 2011 census the locality and surrounds recorded a population of 434.[4]

Facilities

Silverdale has one of more than 30 cattle tick clearing facilities in Queensland.[5]

Events

The locality is home to the Annual Silverdale Show and Sale.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Silverdale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Silverdale - locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45187)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  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. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mundbilla (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  5. "Cattle tick clearing facilities". Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2015.

Further reading
  • Pfeffer, Collin; Miller, Lawrence; Yarrow, Robert A; Engelsburg State School Centenary Association (Kalbar, Qld.) (1979), Engelsburg State School centenary book : including history of:- Fassifern Station, Fassifern Valley, Charlwood, Silverdale, Obum Obum, Frazerview and Moogerah Dam Provisional School, Engelsburg State School Centenary Celebrations Association, ISBN 978-0-9595324-0-1

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