Lake Clarendon, Queensland

Lake Clarendon
Queensland
Lake Clarendon
Coordinates 27°31′35″S 152°19′57″E / 27.5263°S 152.3325°E / -27.5263; 152.3325Coordinates: 27°31′35″S 152°19′57″E / 27.5263°S 152.3325°E / -27.5263; 152.3325
Postcode(s) 4343
Area 28.7 km2 (11.1 sq mi)
LGA(s) Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s) Lockyer
Federal Division(s) Wright
Suburbs around Lake Clarendon:
Adare Spring Creek Morton Vale
Adare Lake Clarendon Glenore Grove
Gatton Lawes Crowley Vale
College View

Lake Clarendon is a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Geography

The localilty takes its name from the lake created by the Lake Clarendon Dam.[2] Lockyer Creek forms the southern boundary of the locality.[3]

History

Lake Clarendon State School opened on 9 June 1902. On 9 March 1914, the Lake Clarendon Lower State School opened but was renamed a few months later to be Morton Vale State School; it closed in 1981.[4]

Heritage listings

Lake Clarendon has the following heritage sites:

Education

Lake Claredon State School is a government co-educational primary school (P-6) at 35 Lake Clarendon Road. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 146 students with 13 teachers (11 equivalent full-time) and 8 non-teaching staff (5 equivalent full-time).[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Lake Clarendon - locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44969)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Lake Clarendon Dam". SEQ Water. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ↑ "Lake Clarendon State School (entry 602857)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "2016 School Annual Report" (PDF). Lake Clarendon State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.

Further reading

  • Celebrating 100 years : Lake Clarendon State School, Lake Clarendon State School Centenary Committee, 2002, retrieved 12 September 2017

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