Kentville, Queensland
| Kentville Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Kentville | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°28′29″S 152°25′31″E / 27.4747°S 152.4252°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 108 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4341 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Lockyer Valley Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lockyer | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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Kentville is a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]
Geography
Kentville is flat freehold farming land, used for crops and grazing, approximately 70 metres above sea level. Lockyer Creek forms its south-west boundary. In the east of the locality is the One Mile Lagoon.[3]
The Forest Hill Fernvale Road passes though the south-east of the locality.[3]
History
The One Mile Lagoon Provisional School opened on 7 October 1907, becoming One Mile Lagoon State School on 1 January 1909. In 1944 it was renamed Kentville State School.[4]
In August 1908, the Australian Government approved the establishment of a receiving office One Mile Lagoon which was renamed Kentville in September 1909.[5] It was upgraded to a post office on 1 July 1927. It closed on 1 April 1970.[6]
Education
Kentville State School is a co-educational government primary school (P-6) at 4 Turpin Road. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 31 students with three teachers and eight non-teaching staff (three full-time equivalent).[7]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kentville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Kentville – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44963)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "RECEIVING-OFFICE AT ONE-MILE LAGOON". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XLIX, , no. 7329. Queensland, Australia. 15 August 1908. p. 13. Retrieved 1 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Kentville State School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
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External links
- "History of Kentville State School" (PDF). Kentville State School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
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