Samford Valley is a rural

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in the

Moreton Bay Region The Moreton Bay Region is a local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local government areas, the City of Redcliffe and the Shires ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. It is one of two localities in the town of Samford, the other being

Samford Village Samford Village is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It is one of two localities in the town of Samford (), the other being Samford Valley. The town’s urban area occupies much of the land of the locality. In t ...

. In the , Samford Valley had a population of 3,068 people.

Geography

The terrain in the north of the locality is mountainous, rising to unnamed peaks and ridges at above sea level as part of House Mountain Range. The mountainous terrain is mostly undeveloped. The

South Pine River The South Pine River is a minor river located in South East Queensland, Australia. It rises on the D'Aguilar Range and passes through the Samford Valley in the Moreton Bay Region local government area. Location and features The South Pine River ...

rises in

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to the west and flows east through neighbouring Highvale into Samford Valley, exiting to

Draper Draper was originally a term for a retailer or wholesaler of cloth that was mainly for clothing. A draper may additionally operate as a cloth merchant or a haberdasher. History Drapers were an important trade guild during the medieval period ...

in the north-east. Most of the locality is on the lower flatter valley of the river, falling to above sea level. The land use on the valley floor is predominantly

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(housing on large land parcels).

History

In 1981, the locality of Samford was split into two localities:

around the town and Samford Valley wrapping around the village to the west, north, and east. In the , Samford Valley had a population of 3,068 people.

Education

There are no schools in Samford Valley. The nearest government primary school is Samford State School in neighbouring

. The nearest government secondary school is

Ferny Grove State High school Ferny Grove State High School is a public secondary school in the suburb of Ferny Grove, in Brisbane, Australia. The school has a total enrolment of more than 1900 students, with an official count of 1963 students in 2021. In 2007, the school ...

in Ferny Grove to the south-east. Samford Valley Steiner School is in neighbouring Wights Mountain.

Community

The Samford Support Network is a group of volunteers providing a variety of services to community members who are ill, elderly, living with a disability, or struggling.

References

{{Moreton Bay Region Suburbs of Moreton Bay Region Localities in Queensland