Springdale, Queensland

Springdale is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Springdale had a population of 28 people.^[1]

Springdale Queensland
Springdale
Coordinates	28.8008°S 151.6119°E / -28.8008; 151.6119 (Springdale (centre of locality))
Population	28 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.1616/km2 (0.418/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4380
Area	173.3 km2 (66.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	54.4 km (34 mi) E of Texas 50.6 km (31 mi) WSW of Stanthorpe 112 km (70 mi) SW of Warwick 269 km (167 mi) SW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Southern Downs
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Springdale: Pikes Creek Pikedale Nundubbermere Pikes Creek Springdale Sundown Glenlyon Mingoola Sundown

Geography

The terrain varies from 440 to 980 metres (1,440 to 3,220 ft) above sea level with the following named peaks (from north to south):^[3]

• Mount Malakoff (28.7775°S 151.6807°E / -28.7775; 151.6807 (Mount Malakoff)) 792 metres (2,598 ft)^[4][5]
• Mount Emily (28.7936°S 151.6437°E / -28.7936; 151.6437 (Mount Emily)) 942 metres (3,091 ft)^[4]
• Black Jack Mountain (28.8224°S 151.5327°E / -28.8224; 151.5327 (Black Jack Mountain)) 551 metres (1,808 ft)^[4][6]

Apart from the area around the historic arsenic mines, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.^[3]

History

The Queensland Government operated the State Arsenic Mine (also called the Jibbinbar Mine) (28.7812°S 151.6153°E / -28.7812; 151.6153 (State Arsenic Mine)) from 1919 to 1924. The motivation for establishing the mine was to obtain arsenic was to poison prickly pear which was a highly invasive plant species in Queensland at that time. However, the prickly pear was eventually biologically controlled by the introduction of the Cactoblastis cactorum moth, removing the need for large supplies of arsenic, so the mine closed.^[7][8]

Jibbenbah State School opened on 22 June 1922 for the use of mining families and local farming families. It closed on 27 January 1925.^[8][9] It was located at 28.7753°S 151.6100°E / -28.7753; 151.6100 (Jibbenbah State School) about 600 metres (2,000 ft) north-west of the entrance to the mine entrance on Arsenic Mine Road.^[10][3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Springdale had a population of 25 people.^[11]

In the 2021 census, Springdale had a population of 28 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Springdale. The nearest government primary schools are Greenlands State School in Greenlands to the north-east and Texas State School in Texas to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Texas State School (to Year 10) and Stanthorpe State High School (to Year 12) in Stanthorpe to the north-east.^[12]