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Thorndale, Queensland

Coordinates: 28°42′09″S 151°51′32″E / 28.7025°S 151.8589°E / -28.7025; 151.8589 (Thorndale (centre of locality))
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Thorndale
Queensland
Thorndale is located in Queensland
Thorndale
Thorndale
Coordinates28°42′09″S 151°51′32″E / 28.7025°S 151.8589°E / -28.7025; 151.8589 (Thorndale (centre of locality))
Population134 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density9.85/km2 (25.52/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4380
Elevation906 m (2,972 ft)
Area13.6 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Thorndale:
Greenlands Broadwater Broadwater
Nundubbermere Thorndale Severnlea
Glen Aplin Glen Aplin Glen Aplin

Thorndale is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Thorndale had a population of 134 people.[1]

History

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Thorndale State School opened in 1915.[3] It closed on 1924, after which it was moved to Spring Creek, Stanthorpe and renamed Greenlands State School.[4]

A second Thorndale State School opened on 18 February 1946 and closed on 31 December 1964.[4]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Thorndale had a population of 150 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Thorndale had a population of 134 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Thorndale (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Thorndale – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45993)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ "THE WEEK AT A GLANCE". The Queenslander. Queensland, Australia. 3 April 1915. p. 11. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Thorndale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata