Riordanvale is a rural
locality
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in the
Whitsunday Region
The Whitsunday Region is a Local government areas of Queensland, local government area located in North Queensland, North Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by two previous local government areas with a history extending ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Riordanvale had a population of 386 people.
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Geography
Dryander National Park
Dryander is a national park in Queensland (Australia), 938 km northwest of Brisbane, and north of Proserpine. The most prominent mountain in the park is Mount Drylander and rises to 765 metres above sea level.
Wildlife
The endangered Pr ...
occupies the north-west corner of the locality extending into neighbouring Gregory River to the west and neighbouring Woodwark to the north.rural residential
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, grazing
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on native vegetation, and growing sugarcane
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History
Riordan Vale Provisional School opened on 22 May 1939. The first head teacher was Vincent John Goodman. The school had a temporary closure but its reopening was announced in December 1953. It became Riordan Vale State School in 1955. It closed in 1963.
Demographics
In the , Riordanvale had a population of 312 people.
Education
There are no schools in Riordanvale. The nearest government primary school is Cannonvale State School in Cannonvale to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Proserpine State High School
Proserpine State High School (established in 1963) is a public high school in the town of Proserpine in Queensland, Australia.
History Campus
The school was established in 1963. Since then, several buildings have been refurbished and a num ...
in Proserpine to the south-west.
References
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Whitsunday Region
Localities in Queensland