Corndale, Queensland

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Corndale
Queensland
Cattle grazing, Corndale Road, 2023
Corndale is located in Queensland
Corndale
Corndale
Coordinates26°26′59″S 151°52′57″E / 26.4497°S 151.8825°E / -26.4497; 151.8825 (Corndale (centre of locality))
Population58 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density1.691/km2 (4.38/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4610
Area34.3 km2 (13.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Corndale:
Wooroolin Wooroolin Charlestown
Memerambi Corndale Wattle Camp
Kingaroy Booie Booie

Corndale is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Corndale had a population of 58 people.[1]

Geography

Childs Hill is in the centre of the locality (26°26′53″S 151°52′47″E / 26.4480°S 151.8797°E / -26.4480; 151.8797 (Childs Hill)), rising 505 metres (1,657 ft) above sea level.[3][4]

The land use is a mixture of crop-growing and grazing on native vegetation.[5]

History

Corndale State School (sometimes written as Corn Dale State School) opened on 23 July 1912 and closed in 1959.[6] It was on Corndale Road (formerly Barkers Creek Road) at 26°26′18″S 151°53′18″E / 26.43841°S 151.88832°E / -26.43841; 151.88832 (Corndale State School (former)).[7][8]

In 1956, the Methodist Church in Memerambi was relocated to Corndale where it opened in 1957. It was originally built in Memerambi in 1908 at a cost of £100.[9] In 1977, it became Corndale Uniting Church.[10]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Corndale had a population of 42 people.[11]

In the 2021 census, Corndale had a population of 58 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Corndale. The nearest government primary schools are Wooroolin State School in neighbouring Wooroolin to the north-west and Crawford State School in Crawford to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Wondai State School (to Year 10) in Wondai to the north and Kingaroy State High School (to Year 12) in neighbouring Kingaroy to the south-west.[5]

Amenities

Corndale Uniting Church (formerly Methodist), Corndale Road, 2023

Corndale Uniting Church is on Corndale Road (26°26′21″S 151°53′29″E / 26.4391°S 151.8913°E / -26.4391; 151.8913 (Corndale Uniting Church)).[10][12][13]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Corndale (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Corndale – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46209)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Childs Hill – mountain in South Burnett Region (entry 7065)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  6. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ^ "Wondai" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m79" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  9. ^ Blake, Thom. "Memerambi Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  10. ^ a b Blake, Thom. "Corndale Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  11. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Corndale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  12. ^ "Corndale Uniting Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Find a church". Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

Further reading

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Corndale, Queensland.
  • Back to Corndale, Sept 16th 1978, Corndale Reunion Committee, 1978
  • Grimes, Judith A (2005), Memerambi moments : a school and district history of Memerambi and Corndale : Memerambi State School 1905-2005; Corndale State School 1912-1959, Wiseowl Research Publishers, ISBN 978-0-9585471-9-2