Greenlands,_Queensland
Greenlands, Queensland
Suburb of Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia
Greenlands is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Greenlands had a population of 250 people.[1]
| Greenlands Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 28.6533°S 151.7863°E / -28.6533; 151.7863 (Greenlands (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 250 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.10/km2 (10.61/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4380 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 61.0 km2 (23.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Stanthorpe – Texas Road passes from east to west through the locality.[3]
The locality is named after Bertram (Jack) Greenland, a building contractor in Stanthorpe.[4]
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).[5]
In the 2016 census Greenlands had a population of 250 people.[1]
Greenlands State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1209 Texas Road (28.6608°S 151.8274°E / -28.6608; 151.8274 (Greenlands State School)).[6][7] 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).[8] 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).[9]
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Greenlands (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Greenlands – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 50092)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- Unidentified (1872), Bertram (Jack) Greenland, building contractor in Stanthorpe, 1872, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, retrieved 19 September 2017
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- "Greenlands State School". Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Greenlands State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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- Greenlands State School, 1924-1999 : 75th jubilee, Greenlands State School, 1999
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