Greenlands, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Greenlands
State:qld
Coordinates:-28.6533°N 151.7863°W
Pop:244
Postcode:4380
Area:61.0
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Southern Downs Region
Stategov:Southern Downs
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Amiens
Near-Ne:Amiens
Near-E:Broadwater
Near-Se:Thorndale
Near-S:Nundubbermere
Near-Sw:Nundubbermere
Near-W:Pikedale
Near-Nw:Pikedale

Greenlands is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Greenlands had a population of 244 people.

Geography

Stanthorpe – Texas Road passes from east to west through the locality.

History

The locality is named after Bertram (Jack) Greenland, a building contractor in Stanthorpe.

Thorndale State School opened in 1915. It was relocated to a new location near Spring Creek in 1924 and opened on 12 November 1924 as Greenlands State School. (Note another Thorndale State School opened in neighbouring Thorndale in 1945).

Demographics

In the Greenlands had a population of 250 people.

In the, Greenlands had a population of 244 people.

Education

Greenlands State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1209 Texas Road (-28.6608°N 151.8274°W).[2] [3] In 2016, the school had enrolment of 106 students with 8 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) with 9 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[4] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 108 students with 8 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[5]

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 9 July 2018 . State and non-state school details . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 . 21 November 2018 . 21 November 2018 . Queensland Government.
  3. Web site: Greenlands State School . 28 September 2023.
  4. Web site: Annual Report 2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170919045823/https://greenlanss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/annual-report-2016.pdf . 19 September 2017 . 19 September 2017 . Greenlands State School.
  5. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018 . 28 January 2020 . . 27 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx . dead .