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'''Adare''' is a [[suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[Lockyer Valley Region]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpn>{{cite QPN|44942|Adare|locality|accessdate=30 May 2017}}</ref>
'''Adare''' is a rural [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[Lockyer Valley Region]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|44942|Adare|locality in Lockyer Valley Region|accessdate=18 September 2020}}</ref> In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Adare had a population of 1,027 people.<ref name=Census2021/>

== Geography ==
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The [[Warrego Highway]] forms most of the locality's southern boundary. The Gatton-Esk Road forms most of its eastern boundary. [[Lockyer Creek]] forms the south-eastern boundary.<ref name=":0">{{Queensland Globe|accessdate=|access-date=17 October 2020}}</ref>

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Adare is predominantly freeland farming land, a mix of crops and grazing; the land ranges from {{convert|100 to 150|m}} above sea level. In the northern tip of the locality is an unnamed peak of 250 metres which is a small part of the [[Lockyer National Park]] which is predominantly located in the adjacent locality of [[Vinegar Hill, Queensland|Vinegar Hill]]. Redbank Creek rises in Vinegar Hill and flows from the north to the south-east through Adare entering Lockyer Creek immediately before Jordan Weir.<ref name=":0" />

Holcomb is a neighbourhood in the centre of the locality near the crossing of Adare Road over Redbank Creek ({{coord|-27.5166|152.2833|type:city_region:AU-QLD|name=Holcomb}}).<ref name="qpn15992">{{cite QPN|15992|Holcomb|locality unbounded in Lockyer Valley Regional|accessdate=18 September 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0" />


== History ==
== History ==
The locality is named after one of the Lockyer Valley's largest cattle properties of the 19th and 20th centuries, and had its homestead approximately seven kilometres north of [[Gatton, Queensland|Gatton]] on Adare Road.
The locality is named after one of the Lockyer Valley's largest cattle properties of the 19th and 20th centuries, and had its homestead approximately seven kilometres north of [[Gatton, Queensland|Gatton]] on Adare Road. Its original homestead was moved from a site on the edge of [[Lake Clarendon Dam|Lake Clarendon]] in 1896 by [[William Drayton Armstrong]], member of the [[Queensland Legislative Assembly]] and the [[Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland|Speaker]] from 1911 to 1915.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97720974|title=LATER HOME FOR LORD HUNTINGFIELD|date=8 April 1934|newspaper=[[Sunday Mail (Brisbane)|Sunday Mail]]|accessdate=5 December 2017|issue=567|location=Queensland, Australia|page=1|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=17 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017133942/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97720974|url-status=live}}</ref>


Clarendon Provisional School opened on circa 1882. In 1903, it was renamed Springdale Provisional School. It became Springdale State School on 1 January 1909, but closed later in 1909. Its precise location is not known but it was in the vicinity of the intersection of (present day) Adare, [[Lake Clarendon, Queensland|Lake Clarendon]] and [[Spring Creek, Queensland (Lockyer Valley Region)|Spring Creek]].<ref name="qfhs">{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]]|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref>
Its original homestead was moved from a site on the edge of [[Lake Clarendon Dam|Lake Clarendon]] in 1896 by [[William Drayton Armstrong]], member of the [[Queensland Legislative Assembly]] and the [[Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland|Speaker]] from 1911 to 1915.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97720974|title=LATER HOME FOR LORD HUNTINGFIELD|last=|first=|date=8 April 1934|newspaper=[[Sunday Mail (Brisbane)|Sunday Mail]]|accessdate=5 December 2017|issue=567|location=Queensland, Australia|page=1|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


== Geography ==
== Demographics ==
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Adare had a population of 873 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30009|name=Adare (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>
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The [[Warrego Highway]] forms most of the locality's southern boundary. The Gatton-Esk Road forms most of its eastern boundary. [[Lockyer Creek]] forms the south-eastern boundary.<ref name=":0">{{Queensland Globe|accessdate=31 May 2017}}</ref>


In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Adare had a population of 1,027 people.<ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30009|name=Adare (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}</ref>
⚫
Adare is predominantly freeland farming land, a mix of crops and grazing; the land ranges from 100-150 metres above sea level. In the northern tip of the locality is an unnamed peak of 250 metres which is a small part of the [[Lockyer National Park]] which is predominantly located in the adjacent locality of [[Vinegar Hill, Queensland|Vinegar Hill]]. Redbank Creek rises in Vinegar Hill and flows from the north to the south-east through Adare entering Lockyer Creek immediately before Jordan Weir.<ref name=":0" />

== Education ==
There are no schools in Adare. The nearest primary schools are Gatton State School in neighbouring [[Gatton, Queensland|Gatton]] to the south and [[Lake Clarendon State School]] in neighbouring [[Lake Clarendon, Queensland|Lake Clarendon]] to the east. The nearest secondary school is Lockyer District State High School in Gatton.<ref name=":0" />


== Notable residents ==
== Notable residents ==
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* [[William Vanneck, 5th Baron Huntingfield]], [[Governor of Victoria]] (nephew of William Drayton Armstrong)
* [[William Vanneck, 5th Baron Huntingfield]], [[Governor of Victoria]] (nephew of William Drayton Armstrong)


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}{{Lockyer Valley Region}}
{{reflist}}
{{Lockyer Valley Region}}

[[Category:Lockyer Valley Region]]
[[Category:Lockyer Valley Region]]
[[Category:Localities in Queensland]]

Revision as of 06:08, 20 June 2024

Adare
Queensland
Adare is located in Queensland
Adare
Adare
Coordinates27°30′35″S 152°17′46″E / 27.5097°S 152.2961°E / -27.5097; 152.2961 (Adare (centre of locality))
Population1,027 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density26.20/km2 (67.86/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4343
Area39.2 km2 (15.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Adare:
Vinegar Hill Vinegar Hill Spring Creek
Ringwood Adare Lake Clarendon
Gatton Gatton Gatton

Adare is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Adare had a population of 1,027 people.[1]

Geography

The Warrego Highway forms most of the locality's southern boundary. The Gatton-Esk Road forms most of its eastern boundary. Lockyer Creek forms the south-eastern boundary.[3]

Adare is predominantly freeland farming land, a mix of crops and grazing; the land ranges from 100 to 150 metres (330 to 490 ft) above sea level. In the northern tip of the locality is an unnamed peak of 250 metres which is a small part of the Lockyer National Park which is predominantly located in the adjacent locality of Vinegar Hill. Redbank Creek rises in Vinegar Hill and flows from the north to the south-east through Adare entering Lockyer Creek immediately before Jordan Weir.[3]

Holcomb is a neighbourhood in the centre of the locality near the crossing of Adare Road over Redbank Creek (27°31′00″S 152°17′00″E / 27.5166°S 152.2833°E / -27.5166; 152.2833 (Holcomb)).[4][3]

History

The locality is named after one of the Lockyer Valley's largest cattle properties of the 19th and 20th centuries, and had its homestead approximately seven kilometres north of Gatton on Adare Road. Its original homestead was moved from a site on the edge of Lake Clarendon in 1896 by William Drayton Armstrong, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and the Speaker from 1911 to 1915.[5]

Clarendon Provisional School opened on circa 1882. In 1903, it was renamed Springdale Provisional School. It became Springdale State School on 1 January 1909, but closed later in 1909. Its precise location is not known but it was in the vicinity of the intersection of (present day) Adare, Lake Clarendon and Spring Creek.[6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Adare had a population of 873 people.[7]

In the 2021 census, Adare had a population of 1,027 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Adare. The nearest primary schools are Gatton State School in neighbouring Gatton to the south and Lake Clarendon State School in neighbouring Lake Clarendon to the east. The nearest secondary school is Lockyer District State High School in Gatton.[3]

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Adare (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Adare – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44942)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Holcomb – locality unbounded in Lockyer Valley Regional (entry 15992)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  5. ^ "LATER HOME FOR LORD HUNTINGFIELD". Sunday Mail. No. 567. Queensland, Australia. 8 April 1934. p. 1. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Adare (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
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