Diamond Valley, Queensland

Diamond Valley is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Diamond Valley had a population of 489 people.[1]

Diamond Valley
Sunshine CoastQueensland
Looking from Bald Knob across Diamond Valley towards Mooloolah, circa 1931
Diamond Valley is located in Queensland
Diamond Valley
Diamond Valley
Coordinates26°45′22″S 152°55′35″E / 26.7561°S 152.9263°E / -26.7561; 152.9263 (Diamond Valley (centre of locality))
Population489 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density49.39/km2 (127.9/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4553
Area9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s)Glass House
Federal division(s)Fisher
Suburbs around Diamond Valley:
Eudlo Eudlo Eudlo
Balmoral Ridge Diamond Valley Mooloolah Valley
Bald Knob Bald Knob Mooloolah Valley

History

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Diamond Valley State School opened on 7 February 1927 and closed in 1936.[3]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Diamond Valley had a population of 489 people.[4]

In the 2021 census, Diamond Valley had a population of 489 people.[1]

Economy

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There is a saw mill in Harris Road (26°45′12″S 152°55′37″E / 26.7533°S 152.9269°E / -26.7533; 152.9269 (saw mill)).[5]

Education

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There are no schools in Diamond Valley. The nearest government primary school is Mooloolah State School in neighbouring Mooloolah Valley to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Maleny State High School in Maleny to the south-west.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Diamond Valley (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.  
  2. ^ "Diamond Valley – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 49685)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Diamond Valley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
  5. ^ "Building areas - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 July 2024.