Ryeford, Queensland

{{About|the locality in Australia|the village in England|Ryeford, Gloucestershire}}

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Ryeford

| city =

| state = qld

| image =

| caption =

| coordinates = {{coord|-27.9319|151.8177|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Ryeford (centre of locality)}}

| pop = 54

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes =

| established =

| postcode = 4361

| area = 27.3

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

| dist1 = 12.6

| dir1 = W

| location1 = Clifton

| dist2 = 55.8

| dir2 = SSW

| location2 = Toowoomba CBD

| dist3 = 173

| dir3 = WSW

| location3 = Brisbane

| dist4 =

| dir4 =

| location4 =

| lga = Toowoomba Region

| stategov = Condamine

| fedgov = Maranoa

| near-n = Mount Molar

| near-ne = Kings Creek

| near-e = Clifton

| near-se = Sandy Camp

| near-s = Sandy Camp

| near-sw = Sandy Camp

| near-w = Ellangowan

| near-nw = Back Plains

}}

Ryeford is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|48056|Ryeford|locality in Toowoomba Region|access-date=29 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Ryeford had a population of 54 people.

Geography

Kings Creek forms the southern and eastern boundary of the locality.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=16 August 2023}}

History

Ryeford State School opened on 8 November 1937.{{Citation|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|author1=Queensland Family History Society|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}{{Cite QldSchool|access-date=18 April 2019}}{{cite web |title=Register of Recent School Openings, Closures and Name Changes |url=http://education.qld.gov.au/schools/directory/schoolchangesregister.xls |access-date=30 September 2017 |publisher=Department of Education and Training |archive-date=12 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112060041/http://education.qld.gov.au/schools/directory/schoolchangesregister.xls |url-status=live }} The school celebrated its 50th anniversary with a monument unveiled on 7 November 1987 by Lin Powell, Queensland Minister of Education.{{Cite web|url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/australian_monument/display/111202|title=50 Years of Community Service|website=Monument Australia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919100404/http://monumentaustralia.org.au/australian_monument/display/111202|archive-date=19 September 2017|url-status=live|access-date=19 September 2017}} It opened on 8 November 1937. In 2016, the school had no children enrolled, having had only 2 children in 2015.{{Cite web |title=Ryeford State School, Ryeford, QLD |url=https://www.myschool.edu.au/SchoolProfile/Index/109740/RyefordStateSchool/46509/2016 |access-date=19 September 2017 |website=My School |publisher=ACARA}} It was permanently closed on 12 December 2016. The school was at 968 Clifton Leyburn Road ({{Coord|-27.9398|151.8134|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Ryeford State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1978 |title=9242-23 Mount Molar |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-25000-9242-23-mount-molar-1978/original |access-date=16 August 2023 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=16 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816061227/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-25000-9242-23-mount-molar-1978/original |url-status=live }} The school's website was archived.{{Cite web |date=2016-04-22 |title=Welcome to Ryeford SS |url=http://www.ryefordss.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422094133/http://www.ryefordss.eq.edu.au/ |archive-date=2016-04-22 |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=Ryeford State School}}

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Ryeford had a population of 57 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32522|name=Ryeford (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Ryeford had a population of 54 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32499|name=Ryeford (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Education

There are no schools in Ryeford. The nearest government primary schools are Back Plains State School in neighbouring Back Plains to the north-west and Clifton State School in neighbouring Clifton to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Clifton State High School, also in Clifton.

Ryeford, Queensland

Geography

History

Demographics

Education

References

Further reading