Cordelia, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Cordelia
State:qld
Coordinates:-18.6052°N 146.2461°W
Pop:176
Postcode:4850
Area:17.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:12.2
Dir1:NE
Location1:Ingham
Dist2:126
Dir2:NW
Location2:Townsville
Dist3:1483
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Shire of Hinchinbrook
Stategov:Hinchinbrook
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-N:Macknade
Near-Ne:Macknade
Near-E:Halifax
Near-Se:Braemeadows
Near-S:Braemeadows
Near-Sw:Victoria Plantation
Near-W:Foresthome
Near-Nw:Bemerside

Cordelia is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Cordelia had a population of 176 people.

Geography

Cordelia has the following mountains:

History

Cordelia Provisional School opened circa 1891.[4] It closed circa 1893.

Cordelia State School opened on 13 April 1918 and closed on 15 March 1993. The school was at 15 Cordelia School Road .[5] [6]

Demographics

In the, Cordelia had a population of 210 people.

In the, Cordelia had a population of 176 people.

Education

There are no schools in Cordelia. The nearest government primary schools are Victoria Plantation State School in neighbouring Victoria Plantation to the south-west and Halifax State School in neighbouring Halifax to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Ingham State High School in Ingham to the south-west.[7]

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 12 November 2020. Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9. 25 November 2020. 25 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  3. 25 November 2020.
  4. News: 22 June 1892 . DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. . 4 July 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 6 . National Library of Australia . XLIX . 10,745.
  5. Web site: 1976 . Parish of Marathon County of Cardwell . 4 July 2024 . . Map.
  6. Web site: 1977. Parish of Cordelia. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201229060322/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-cordelia-1977.jpg. 29 December 2020. 29 December 2020. Queensland Government. Map.
  7. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 4 July 2024 . Queensland Globe . Queensland Government.