Gladfield Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 28°03′50″S 152°10′44″E / 28.0638°S 152.1788°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 71 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1.994/km2 (5.17/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4370 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 35.6 km2 (13.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Gladfield is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Gladfield had a population of 71 people. [1]
The locality name was derived from a pastoral run taken up in the 1840s, first by the Leslie brothers and later by Neil Ross who sold it in 1852, later becoming party of the Maryvale run. [2]
Gladfield Provisional School opened on 1 August 1887. On 1 January 1909, it became Gladfield State School. It closed on 1967. [3] It was at 13 Gladfield Back Road ( 28°04′36″S 152°11′07″E / 28.07655°S 152.18528°E). [4] The school building was still extant on the site in October 2008. [5]
In the 2016 census, Gladfield had a population of 57 people. [6]
In the 2021 census, Gladfield had a population of 71 people. [1]