Corndale, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Corndale
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.4497°N 151.8825°W
Pop:58
Postcode:4610
Area:34.3
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:15.2
Dir1:N
Location1:Kingaroy
Dist2:127
Dir2:SW
Location2:Gympie
Dist3:230
Dir3:NW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:South Burnett Region
Stategov:Nanango
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Wooroolin
Near-Ne:Charlestown
Near-E:Wattle Camp
Near-Se:Booie
Near-S:Booie
Near-Sw:Kingaroy
Near-W:Memerambi
Near-Nw:Wooroolin

Corndale is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Corndale had a population of 58 people.

Geography

Childs Hill is in the centre of the locality (-26.448°N 151.8797°W), rising above sea level.[2] [3]

The land use is a mixture of crop-growing and grazing on native vegetation.

History

Corndale State School (sometimes written as Corn Dale State School) opened on 23 July 1912 and closed in 1959. It was on Corndale Road (formerly Barkers Creek Road) at .[4] [5]

In 1956, the Methodist Church in Memerambi was relocated to Corndale where it opened in 1957. It was originally built in Memerambi in 1908 at a cost of £100.[6] In 1977, it became Corndale Uniting Church.[7]

Demographics

In the, Corndale had a population of 42 people.

In the, Corndale had a population of 58 people.

Education

There are no schools in Corndale. The nearest government primary schools are Wooroolin State School in neighbouring Wooroolin to the north-west and Crawford State School in Crawford to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Wondai State School (to Year 10) in Wondai to the north and Kingaroy State High School (to Year 12) in neighbouring Kingaroy to the south-west.

Amenities

Corndale Uniting Church is on Corndale Road .[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. 29 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. Web site: 1943 . Wondai . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200916192512/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-wondai-1943.jpg . 16 September 2020 . 29 December 2020 . . Map.
  5. Web site: 1955 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m79 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230109093109/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m79-admin-bdy-1955.jpg . 2023-01-09 . 9 January 2023 . . Map.
  6. Web site: Blake . Thom . Memerambi Methodist Church . 22 September 2022 . Queensland religious places database . 8 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108101239/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p_n.php?id=5448 . live .
  7. Web site: Blake . Thom . Corndale Methodist Church . 22 September 2022 . Queensland religious places database . 2 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221102014656/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p_n.php?id=3168 . live .
  8. Web site: Corndale Uniting Church. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201229063057/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/uniting-church-in-australia/directory/3714-corndale-uniting-church. 2020-12-29. 2020-12-29. Churches Australia. en-au.
  9. Web site: Find a church. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201206000909/https://ucaqld.com.au/find-a-church/. 2020-12-06. 2020-12-29. Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod. en-AU.