Valdora, Queensland

Valdora
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Valdora is located in Queensland
Valdora
Valdora
Coordinates26°32′55″S 153°00′04″E / 26.5486°S 153.0011°E / -26.5486; 153.0011 (Valdora (centre of locality))
Population776 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density76.8/km2 (199.0/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4561
Area10.1 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s)Ninderry
Federal division(s)Fairfax
Suburbs around Valdora:
North Arm Yandina Creek Yandina Creek
Ninderry Valdora Yandina Creek
Maroochy River Maroochy River Maroochy River

Valdora is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Valdora had a population of 776 people.[1]

Geography

The Yandina-Coolum Road runs along the eastern boundary.[3]

History

Valdora was part of the Yandina Cattle Run in the mid-19th century. Early selections were made after 1868 as cattlergrazing was the main early industry. Farming and timber followed, along with fruit, dairying and sugarcane, which remains a rural economy. Its name was replaced Valdora in order to avoid confusion with another Golden Valley abroad in Queensland.[citation needed]

Golden Valley State School opened on 27 August 1918. On 1 July 1940, it was renamed Valdora State School. It was at Valdora Road (26°32′50″S 153°00′18″E / 26.5472°S 153.0049°E / -26.5472; 153.0049 (Valdora State School (former))).[4][5] In 1949, the school building was moved to a new location in neighbouring Yandina Creek and re-opened on 1 February 1949 as Yandina Creek State School, which closed on 7 August 1964.[6]

The Sunshine Coast Solar Farm commenced operating in July 2017. It is the first solar farm in Australia built by a local government.[7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Valdora had a population of 532 people.[8]

In the 2021 census, Valdora had a population of 776 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Valdora. The nearest government primary schools are North Arm State School in neighbouring North Arm to the north-west, Coolum State School in Coolum Beach to the east, and Yandina State School in Yandina to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Nambour State College in Nambour to the south and Coolum State High School in Coolum Beach.[5]

Facilities

Sunshine Coast Solar Farm is at 909 Yandina Coolum Road (26°33′36″S 153°01′33″E / 26.5601°S 153.0257°E / -26.5601; 153.0257 (solar farm)).[9][10] It is operated by the Sunshine Coast Regional Council. The 15 megawatt (MW) fixed tilt solar farm is able to fully offset the council's electricity use.[7]

Valdora-Yandina Creek Rural Fire Station is at 269 Valdora Road (26°32′59″S 153°00′26″E / 26.5498°S 153.0073°E / -26.5498; 153.0073 (Valdora-Yandina Creek Rural Fire Station)).[11][12][13]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Valdora (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Valdora – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 50288)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Valdora, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 August 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. ^ a b "Solar farm overview". Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  8. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Valdora (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  9. ^ "Landmark Areas – Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Sunshine Coast Solar Farm" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Emergency services facilities – Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Valdora-Yandina Creek Rural Fire Station" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Valdora/Yandina Creek Rural Fire Brigade". Retrieved 23 August 2023 – via Facebook.