Glamorgan Vale, Queensland

Glamorgan Vale is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Glamorgan Vale had a population of 404 people.[1]

Glamorgan Vale
Queensland
Glamorgan Vale
Coordinates27.5145°S 152.6324°E / -27.5145; 152.6324
Population404 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density13.84/km2 (35.83/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4306
Area29.2 km2 (11.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Somerset Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal Division(s)Division of Blair
Localities around Glamorgan Vale:
Lowood Vernor Fairney View
Tarampa
Coolana		 Glamorgan Vale Wanora
Lark Hill Marburg
Haigslea		 Ironbark

Geography

Glamorgan Vale is in the Lockyer Valley, 57 kilometres (35 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane.

The township itself is prone to flooding in times of extreme weather events as it borders the Black Snake Creek a tributary of the Brisbane River. Exploratory mining was conducted in the area in the early 2000s for natural gas which was unsuccessful. The area was designated for new housing growth in the 2016 draft release of the South East Queensland Regional Plan.[4]

History
Game of rounders, 1913

Glamorgan Vale Post Office opened on 1 January 1872 and closed in 1972.[5] Thomas Pratt from Somerset, England was the first postmaster.[6]

Pratt also had the licence for the Glamorgan hotel from 1880 to 1895 and again from 1898 to 1899.[6] He and his family settled in Ipswich, naming their home Glamorganvale. The Hotel was redeveloped and now operates as the Bottletree Hotel.

Glamorgan Vale State School opened on 12 July 1875.[7]

In 2011, the population was 560.[8]

Amenities

There is a heritage church across from the school which is now private property. Down from the school, there is community hall, tennis court and public park. Glamorgan Vale is also the home to a cemetery, private airfield, pet motel and the Glamorgan Vale Water Board. There is a scenic country road through the mountains on route from Glamorgan Vale to Lowood, a neighbouring township.

The Glamorgan branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 725 Glamorgan Vale Road.[9]

Education

Glamorgan Vale State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 750 Glamorgan Vale Road (27.5149°S 152.6323°E / -27.5149; 152.6323 (Glamorgan Vale State School)).[10][11] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 68 students with 7 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[12] Glamorgan Vale State School celebrated its 140th anniversary in 2015. The school originally had a principal's house next door which was demolished and turned into a sports field.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glamorgan Vale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Glamorgan Vale – town in Somerset Region (entry 13877)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. "Glamorgan Vale – locality in Somerset Region (entry 47273)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  4. "Apartment blocks and infill development favoured by South East Queensland Regional Plan". The Courier Mail. News Corp. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  5. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  6. "Our Glamorgan Vale Letter". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. XLVI (6785). Queensland, Australia. 30 July 1904. p. 14. Retrieved 16 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Glamorgan Vale (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  9. "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  10. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. "Glamorgan Vale State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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