Crossdale is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Crossdale had a population of 68 people.

Geography

Part of the western boundary of Crossdale follows the Stanley River. Some of the waters of

Somerset Dam The Somerset Dam is a mass concrete gravity dam with a gated spillway across the Stanley River in Queensland, Australia. It is within the locality of Somerset Dam in the Somerset Region in South East Queensland. The main purpose of the dam i ...

are within the locality. Crossdale is relatively large and has a diverse topography. In the north east the elevations rises along the north of the

D'Aguilar Range The D'Aguilar Range is a mountain range near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The town of Dayboro is situated on the lower foothills midway along the range and the Sunshine Coast Hinterland town of Mooloolah lies at the northernmost point of ...

. Little Mount Brisbane is located close to the Somerset Dam wall. In the south another hilly area reaches heights greater than 300 m around McKey Hill. A majority of the locality is devoid of vegetation although the slopes remain covered by bushland. The north-western part of the locality is not accessible to the public, being almost entirely surrounded by the waters of Lake Wivenhoe, the impoundment of the

Brisbane River The Brisbane River (Turrbal language, Turrbal: ) is the longest river in South East Queensland, Australia. It flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay on the Coral Sea. John Oxley, the first European to explore the ...

Wivenhoe Dam Wivenhoe Dam is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam with a concrete spillway across the Brisbane River in South East Queensland, Australia. The dam takes it names from the local Wivenhoe Pocket rural community. The dam wall is located abou ...

. Prior to the construction of the dam, this area was known as Mount Esk Pocket ().

History

Mount Esk Pocket State School opened on 19 July 1911. It closed in December 1967. It was located on the north-eastern corner of the junction of two now-unnamed roads ().

Demographics

In the , Crossdale and nearby localities had a population of 190 people. In the , Crossdale had a population of 75 people. In the , Crossdale had a population of 68 people.

Education

There are no schools in Crossdale. The nearest primary schools are Toogoolawah State School in Toogoolawah to the west and Fernvale State School in Fernvale to the south-west. The nearest secondary schools are

Toogoolawah State High School Toogoolawah ( ) is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Toogoolawah had a population of 1,200 people. Geography Toogoolawah is in South East Queensland. Toogoolawah is a centre for gliding and parach ...

in Toogoolawah to the west and Kilcoy State High School in

Kilcoy Kilcoy is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Kilcoy had a population of 1,996 people. Geography The township is on the D'Aguilar Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisban ...

to the north.

Facilities

Bryden-Fairview Cemetery is at 2959 Wivenhoe Somerset Road down a access road ().

References

{{Somerset Region Suburbs of Somerset Region Localities in Queensland