Roadvale, Queensland

Roadvale
Queensland
Roadvale
Coordinates 27°55′S 152°42′E / 27.917°S 152.700°E / -27.917; 152.700Coordinates: 27°55′S 152°42′E / 27.917°S 152.700°E / -27.917; 152.700
Population 559 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4310
Location
LGA(s) Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s) Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s) Blair

Roadvale is a small village located in the Scenic Rim Region, south-east Queensland, Australia, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) north of the principal town Boonah and 79 kilometres (49 mi) south-west of the capital Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Roadvale and the surrounding area had a population of 559.[1]

The railway reached Roadvale in 1887 and in 1915 most of the town was destroyed by fire.[2] Despite rebuilding many businesses the town has never recovered from the devastating fire.

It has a pub and a small general store in the main street, Gray Street, which is also the Roadvale-Kalbar road. Roadvale is a growing centre for many of the small crop products sold in South East Queensland and other areas.

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Roadvale (Boonah Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
  2. ↑ Queensland Environmental Protection Agency (2000). Heritage Trails of the Great South East. State of Queensland. p. 39. ISBN 0-7345-1008-X.


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