Silverdale, Queensland

Silverdale is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Silverdale had a population of 120 people.[1]

Silverdale
Queensland
Paddocks along Kengoon Road, 2015
Silverdale is located in Queensland
Silverdale
Silverdale
Coordinates27.8880°S 152.5966°E / -27.8880; 152.5966
Population120 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density3.09/km2 (8.0/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4307
Area38.8 km2 (15.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Silverdale:
Rosevale Warrill View Radford
Rosevale Silverdale Munbilla
Frazerview Kalbar Kents Lagoon

Geography

Silverdale is located in the Fassifern Valley farming area along the Cunningham Highway. The eastern boundary of Silverdale is marked by Warrill Creek, a tributary of the Bremer River.

History

In July 1909, a public meeting was held to discuss the opening of a school in the district; the committee believed 32 students would attend the school.[3] Tenders were called to construct the school building in November 1909;[4] W.C. Cowell's tender for £183/15/0 was accepted in December 1909.[5] Silverdale State School opened on 23 May 1910.[3] It closed on 28 January 1963 and the students transferred to Engelsburg State School (now Kalbar State School) in Kalbar.[6][7][8] The school was at 5382 Cunningham Highway (27.8875°S 152.6114°E / -27.8875; 152.6114 (Silverdale State School (former))).[9][10][11]

At the 2011 census the locality and surrounds recorded a population of 434.[12]

Facilities

Silverdale has one of more than 30 cattle tick clearing facilities in Queensland.[13]

Events

The locality is home to the Annual Silverdale Show and Sale.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Silverdale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Silverdale – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45187)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. "THE PROPOSED SILVERDALE SCHOOL". Queensland Times. Vol. LI, no. 7571. Queensland, Australia. 27 July 1909. p. 4 (DAILY). Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LXVI, no. 16, 175. Queensland, Australia. 13 November 1909. p. 2. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "STATE SCHOOL TENDERS". Queensland Times. Vol. LI, no. 7691. Queensland, Australia. 17 December 1909. p. 4 (DAILY). Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  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. "Agency ID 6216, Silverdale State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  8. "History". Kalbar State School. 4 January 2019. Archived from the original on 18 November 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  9. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m38" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  10. "Flinders" (Map). Queensland Government. 1954. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  11. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  12. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mundbilla (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  13. "Cattle tick clearing facilities". Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. 2 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.

Further reading
  • Pfeffer, Collin; Miller, Lawrence; Yarrow, Robert A; Engelsburg State School Centenary Association (Kalbar, Qld.) (1979), Engelsburg State School centenary book : including history of:- Fassifern Station, Fassifern Valley, Charlwood, Silverdale, Obum Obum, Frazerview and Moogerah Dam Provisional School, Engelsburg State School Centenary Celebrations Association, ISBN 978-0-9595324-0-1

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