Maudsland, Queensland Explained

Maudsland
State:qld
Type:suburb
Coordinates:-27.9408°N 153.2808°W
Alternative Location Map:Australia Gold Coast -->
Pop:8073
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Postcode:4210
Area:14.5
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:19.4
Dir1:WNW
Location1:Southport
Dist2:22.6
Dir2:NW
Location2:Surfers Paradise
Dist3:65.7
Dir3:SSE
Location3:Brisbane CBD
Lga:City of Gold Coast
Stategov:Theodore
Fedgov:Wright
Near-N:Oxenford
Near-Ne:Oxenford
Near-E:Pacific Pines
Near-Se:Nerang
Near-S:Mount Nathan
Near-Sw:Mount Nathan
Near-W:Guanaba
Near-Nw:Upper Coomera

Maudsland is a rural-residential locality in the north of the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Maudsland had a population of 8,073 people.

Maudsland features acreage properties, a number of housing estates including acreage and neighbourhood ones. The suburb's postcode is 4210.

Geography

The northern and north-east parts of the locality are suburban housing estates with the remainder of the locality has lower-density rural residential housing. There is a large undeveloped area in the more mountainous centre of the locality where unnamed peaks rise to .

History

Maudsland Provisional School opened on 13 October 1879 under head teacher John William Scott and became a state school on 1 January 1909. It closed on 15 April 1963 and its remaining students and its buildings were transferred to Coomera State School. The school was at 542 Maudsland Road .[2] The school grounds were converted to Cliff Bird Park by the Albert Shire Council.[3] [4] [5]

Maudsland was connected to the telephone network in 1924.[6]

The Maudsland Village Shopping Centre and an adjacent childcare centre were severely damaged by fire in August 2012.[7] [8] Neighbouring businesses including a liquor store and tavern were undamaged. The shopping centre reopened in 2013.

Demographics

In the, Maudsland had a population of 5,568 people.

In the, Maudsland had a population of 8,073 people.

Education

There are no schools in Maudsland. The nearest government primary schools are Park Lake State School in neighbouring Pacific Pines to the east and Gaven State School in neighbouring Oxenford to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Pacific Pines State High School in neighbouring Pacific Pines to the east and Nerang State High School in neighbouring Nerang to the south-east.

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Notes and References

  1. 20 July 2021.
  2. Web site: 1953. Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m37. live. 30 December 2021. Queensland Government. Map. 29 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211229215819/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m37-admin-bdy-1953.jpg.
  3. 11 June 2014.
  4. Web site: History. Coomera State School. Coomera State School. 12 June 2014. 14 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714142237/https://coomerass.eq.edu.au/Ourschool/History/Pages/History.aspx. live.
  5. Web site: Gold Coast Inner Hinterland. live. 30 December 2021. Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. 14 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714135736/http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/gold-coast-inner-hinterland.
  6. News: Telephone for Maudsland. . . 24 January 1924 . 12 June 2014 . 5 . National Library of Australia . 29 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211229215811/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20687059 . live .
  7. News: 20 August 2012. Shopping complex destroyed by fire on Maudsland Rd and Killarney Ct at Oxenford on the Gold Coast. The Courier Mail. 28 August 2017. 28 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170828185557/http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/shopping-complex-destroyed-by-fire-on-maudsland-rd-and-killarney-ct-at-oxenford-on-the-gold-coast/news-story/a0f35f1819ae3a6df401ec473e50355a. live.
  8. Web site: Maudsland Shopping Village Case Study. 28 August 2017. Bay Building Group. 23 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170223023850/http://www.baybuildinggroup.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Maudsland-Shopping-Village-QLD-Case-Study.pdf. live.