Veradilla is a rural
locality
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in the
Lockyer Valley Region
The Lockyer Valley Region is a local government area (LGA) in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia. The region is located between the cities of Ipswich and Toowoomba, and is bordered by the Somerset and Southern Downs ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Veradilla had a population of 125 people.
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Geography
''Lockyer Creek
The Lockyer Creek is a creek in South East Queensland, Australia. A tributary of the Brisbane River, the creek is a major drainage system in the Lockyer Valley. Rising on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, the creek flows generally ...
'' forms the northern boundary of the locality.[
The terrain ranges from above sea level. Most of the higher elevations are in the south-west corner of the locality around Evans Hill () which is the highest point of the locality at .]rural residential
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housing in the north-east of the locality, but the predominant land use is grazing
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on native vegetation.
History
In August 1895, tenders were called for the erection of a provisional school at Grantham Scrub. In January 1896, teacher Catherine M. Ludeman was appointed to the Grantham Scrub Provisional School, suggesting it opened around that time. On 1 January 1909, it became Grantham Scrub State School. It closed .
Demographics
In the , Veradilla had a population of 101 people.
Economy
There is an abattoir in the north-west of the locality operated by Stanbroke, a beef production company that raises cattle in a number of parts of Queensland and exports beef products to 35 countries.
Education
There are no schools in Veradilla. The nearest government primary schools are Grantham State School in neighbouring Grantham
Grantham () is a market town and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road (Great Britain), A1 road. It lies south of Lincoln, England ...
to the north and Ma Ma Creek State School in neighbouring Ma Ma Creek
Ma Ma Creek is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Ma Ma Creek had a population of 155 people.
Geography
Although there are some houses wi ...
to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Lockyer District State High School in Gatton to the north-east.
References
{{Lockyer Valley Region
Lockyer Valley Region
Localities in Queensland