Roadvale, Queensland

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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)[1]
Postcode(s) 4310
Location
LGA(s) Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s) Lockyer
Federal Division(s) Blair

Roadvale is a small village located in the Fassifern Valley, 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 (closed following the death of the owner and currently being offered for sale by Public Auction by LJ Hooker Ipswich on the 27th October 2012) 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.

See also

  • Aratula

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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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