Description
Fordsdale is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.
Fordsdale is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Fordsdale had a population of 52 people.
History
The locality is said to be named after William Thomas Ford, a farmer of Mount Whitestone, who carried the mail from Grantham to Mount Whitestone run from 1896.Ma Ma Creek Upper Provisional School opened on 8 July 1895 but was renamed Fordsdale Provisional School in 1896. On 1 January 1909 it became Fordsdale State School. The school closed in 1967.At the 2011 Australian Census Forsdale and surrounds recorded a population 211.In the 2016 census Fordsdale had a population of 52 people.
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Population: 1-100
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 64.676 km2
Elevation: 201-500 metres
Town elevation: 223 m
Population number: 52
Local Government Area: Lockyer Valley Regional Council
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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Fordsdale, Queensland