Thorndale, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Thorndale
State:qld
Coordinates:-28.7025°N 151.8589°W
Pop:134
Postcode:4380
Elevation:906
Area:13.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:12
Dir1:SW
Location1:Stanthorpe
Dist2:71
Dir2:S
Location2:Warwick
Dist3:52
Dir3:N
Location3:Tenterfield
Dist4:154
Dir4:S
Location4:Toowoomba
Dist5:228
Dir5:SW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Southern Downs Region
Stategov:Southern Downs
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Broadwater
Near-Ne:Broadwater
Near-E:Severnlea
Near-Se:Glen Aplin
Near-S:Glen Aplin
Near-Sw:Glen Aplin
Near-W:Nundubbermere
Near-Nw:Greenlands

Thorndale is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Thorndale had a population of 134 people.

History

Thorndale State School opened in 1915 on a 5acres site off Boyce Road .[2] [3] It closed on 1924, after which it was moved to Spring Creek, Stanthorpe and renamed Greenlands State School.

A second Thorndale State School opened on 18 February 1946 and closed on 31 December 1964. It was at 7 Nicholson Road .[4] [5]

Demographics

In the, Thorndale had a population of 150 people.

In the, Thorndale had a population of 134 people.

Education

There are no schools in Thorndale. The nearest government primary schools are Broadwater State School in neighbouring Broadwater to the north, Severnlea State School in neighbouring Severnlea to the east, and Glen Alpin State School in neighbouring Glen Alpin to the south.[6]

The nearest government secondary school is Stanthorpe State High School in Stanthorpe to the north-east.

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. News: THE WEEK AT A GLANCE.. 3 April 1915. The Queenslander. 13 March 2020. Queensland, Australia. 11. Trove. 27 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210127084716/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22295590. live.
  3. Web site: 1922 . County of Bentinck . 7 November 2024 . . Map.
  4. Web site: 1951 . Parish of Marsh . 7 November 2024 . . Map . 27 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230927155247/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-40chain-parish-marsh-1951/original . live .
  5. Web site: Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel; Mountains . 7 November 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  6. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 7 November 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .