Roadvale is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Roadvale had a population of 303 people.

Geography

Roadvale is north of the town

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and south-west of the state capital

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. The main street is Gray Street, which is also the Roadvale- Kalbar Road. Roadvale is a growing centre for many of the small crop products sold in

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and other areas.

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(State Route 93) runs through from north to south.

History

The locality takes its name from its former railway station which was named by the

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in 1887, because of its location at a road junction. The

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(Queensland's first branch railway line) opened from

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to Harrisville on 10 July 1882. On 12 September 1887 the line was extended to Dugundan with the Roadvale district being served by Roadvale railway station on the corner of Wilsons Plains Road and Redhill Road (). The line closed in June 1964. Milbong Lutheran Church (also known as St Luke's Lutheran Church) opened on 23 September 1885. A new church (built on the site of the original church) was opened on 10 April 1906, while the old church was removed to be use as a barn but was later burned down. The church closed in 1974 and the church building was removed, but the cemetery remains. The church site and cemetery is on the Ispwich Boonah Road (). St Andrew's Anglican Church was dedicated on 11 May 1912 by Venerable

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, the Archdeacon of Toowoomba. In 1926, the church closed and the building was relocated to Camp Hill in

to become the Anglican Church of the Annunciation. In 1915, most of the town was destroyed by fire. Despite rebuilding many businesses, the town has never recovered from the devastating fire.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Roadvale and the surrounding area had a population of 559 people. In the , the locality of Roadvale had a population of 286 people. In the , the locality of Roadvale had a population of 303 people.

Heritage listings

The heritage-listed sites in Roadvale include: *

Roadvale State School Roadvale State School is a heritage-listed state school at 111 Roadvale Road, Roadvale, Queensland, Roadvale, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by John Ferguson (architect), John Ferguson and Robert Ferguson (architect) ...

, 111 Roadvale Road ()

Education

Roadvale State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 111 Roadvale Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 39 students with 5 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Roadvale. The nearest government secondary school is Boonah State High School in

to the south.

Facilities

It has a

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and a small general store in the main street.

References

External links

University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Roadvale
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