Fordsdale, Queensland

Fordsdale
Queensland

School of Arts hall, 2014
Fordsdale
Coordinates 27°43′10″S 152°7′15″E / 27.71944°S 152.12083°E / -27.71944; 152.12083Coordinates: 27°43′10″S 152°7′15″E / 27.71944°S 152.12083°E / -27.71944; 152.12083
Population 211 (2011)[1]
Postcode(s) 4343
LGA(s) Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s) Lockyer
Federal Division(s) Wright
Suburbs around Fordsdale:
Rockmount Egypt
Mount Whitestone
Mount Whitestone
Ramsay Fordsdale Mount Whitestone
West Haldon West Haldon West Haldon

Fordsdale is a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region of South East Queensland, Australia.[2] At the 2011 Australian Census Forsdale and surrounds recorded a population 211.[1]

Geography

The terrain in the area is rugged. Lower areas along the creeks have been farmed while the steep and elevated parts remain vegetated. Silky Oak Creek joins Ma Ma Creek, a tributary of Lockyer Creek at Fordsdale. Dwyers Scrub Regional Park has been established in the west.

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Fordsdale (Gazetted Locality)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  2. "Fordsdale (entry 49516)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

External links

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