Japoonvale Explained

Type:suburb
Japoonvale
State:qld
Coordinates:-17.7283°N 145.9085°W
Pop:107
Postcode:4856
Area:36.0
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:28.8
Dir1:SW
Location1:Innisfail
Dist2:37.9
Dir2:N
Location2:Tully
Dist3:118
Dir3:S
Location3:Cairns
Dist4:244
Dir4:NW
Location4:Townsville
Dist5:1575
Dir5:NNW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Cassowary Coast Region
Stategov:Hill
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-N:Mamu
Near-Ne:Bombeeta
Basilisk
Near-E:Walter Lever Estate
Near-Se:No 4 Branch
Near-S:Gulngai
Near-Sw:Gulngai
Near-W:Mamu
Near-Nw:Mamu

Japoonvale is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Japoonvale had a population of 107 people.

The town of Japoon is in the north-east of the locality (-17.7177°N 145.9394°W).[2]

History

The town was named by surveyor W.J. Callendar and is an Aboriginal word meaning eels.

Stratvell State School opened on 2 August 1916 and closed on 31 December 2002.[3] The school was located at 34 Stratvell Road .[4]

Japoon West State School opened on 14 April 1925 and closed on 1 June 1927. The school building was relocated to Euramo.[5]

Demographics

In the, Japoonvale had a population of 141 people.

In the, Japoonvale had a population of 107 people.

Education

There are no schools in Japoonvale. The nearest government primary schools are Silkwood State School in Silkwood to the east and Mena Creek State School in Mena Creek to the north. The nearest government secondary school are Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate to the north-east and Tully State High School in Tully to the south.

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Notes and References

  1. 29 October 2019.
  2. 29 October 2019.
  3. Web site: 20 August 2013 . Queensland state school - centre closures . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220320144902/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf . 20 March 2022 . 7 April 2022 . Queensland Government.
  4. Web site: 1971. Parish of Japoon. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126121207/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-japoon-1971.jpg. 26 January 2021. 26 January 2021. Queensland Government. Map.
  5. News: 21 November 1929. Tenders.. 4. Cairns Post. 8682. Queensland, Australia. 30 September 2020. National Library of Australia. 1 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201001231412/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40678999. live.