Lake Clarendon, Queensland
| Lake Clarendon Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Lake Clarendon | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°31′35″S 152°19′57″E / 27.5263°S 152.3325°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 294 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4343 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 28.7 km2 (11.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Lockyer Valley Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lockyer | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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Lake Clarendon is a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]
Geography
The localilty takes its name from the lake created by the Lake Clarendon Dam.[3] Lockyer Creek forms the southern boundary of the locality.[4]
History
Lake Clarendon State School opened on 9 June 1902. On 9 March 1914, the Lake Clarendon Lower State School opened but was renamed a few months later to be Morton Vale State School; it closed in 1981.[5]
Heritage listings
Lake Clarendon has the following heritage sites:
- 35 Lake Clarendon Road: Lake Clarendon State School[6]
Education
Lake Claredon State School is a government co-educational primary school (P-6) at 35 Lake Clarendon Road. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 146 students with 13 teachers (11 equivalent full-time) and 8 non-teaching staff (5 equivalent full-time).[7]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lake Clarendon (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Lake Clarendon – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44969)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ "Lake Clarendon Dam". SEQ Water. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Lake Clarendon State School (entry 602857)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ "2016 School Annual Report" (PDF). Lake Clarendon State School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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Further reading
- Celebrating 100 years : Lake Clarendon State School, Lake Clarendon State School Centenary Committee, 2002, retrieved 12 September 2017
External links
Media related to Lake Clarendon, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons
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