Samford Village, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Samford Village
| city =
| state = qld
| image = Samford Farmers Hall.JPG
| caption = Samford Farmers Hall, 2010
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.3736|152.8858|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Samford Village (centre of locality)}}
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 14
| pop = 819
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4520
| area = 1.4
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 18.7
| dir1 = SW
| location1 = Strathpine
| dist2 = 21.9
| dir2 = NW
| location2 = Brisbane CBD
| dist3 =
| dir3 =
| location3 =
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| location4 =
| lga = City of Moreton Bay
| stategov = Pine Rivers
| fedgov = Dickson
| near-n = Samford Valley
| near-ne = Samford Valley
| near-e = Samford Valley
| near-se = Camp Mountain
| near-s = Camp Mountain
| near-sw = Samford Valley
| near-w = Samford Valley
| near-nw = Samford Valley
}}
Samford Village is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|45469|Samford Village|locality in Moreton Bay Region|accessdate=28 December 2020}} It is one of two localities in the town of Samford ({{coord|-27.3722|152.8869|type:city_region:AU-QLD|name=Samford}}), the other being Samford Valley.{{cite QPN|29544|Samford|population centre in Moreton Bay Regional|accessdate=28 December 2020}} The town's urban area occupies much of the land of the locality. In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Samford Village had a population of 819 people.
History
In 1981, the locality of Samford was split into two localities: Samford Village around the town and Samford Valley wrapping around the village to the west, north, and east.{{cite QPN|45468|Samford Valley|locality in Moreton Bay Region|accessdate=28 December 2020}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Samford Village had a population of 796 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32530|name=Samford Village (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Samford Village had a population of 819 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32506|name=Samford Village (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
Samford State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at School Road ({{coord|-27.3765|152.8807|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Samford State School}}).{{cite web|date=9 July 2018|title=State and non-state school details|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archivedate=21 November 2018|accessdate=21 November 2018|publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite web|title=Samford State School|url=https://samfordss.eq.edu.au/|accessdate=21 November 2018}} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 850 students with 61 teachers (52 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff (23 full-time equivalent).{{cite web|title=ACARA School Profile 2018|url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|accessdate=28 January 2020|publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority}} It includes a special education program.
There is no secondary school in Samford. The nearest government secondary school is Ferny Grove State High school in Ferny Grove to the south-east.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=10 March 2021}}
Community groups
The Samford branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Hall at 31 Main Street.{{Cite web|url=http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|title=Branch Locations|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Queensland Country Women's Association|access-date=26 December 2018}}
The Samford Support Network is a group of volunteers providing a variety of services to community members who are ill, elderly, living with a disability, or struggling.{{Cite web|url=https://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/barbara-kienast/2087/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221094435/https://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/barbara-kienast/2087/|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 February 2022|title=Ms Barbara Kienast|date=2019|website=Australian of the Year Awards|access-date=2022-02-21}}
References
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Further reading
- {{Cite book|author1=Appleton, Louise|title=Centenary Samford State School, 1872-1972 : history of the Samford State School and also history in brief of Camp Mountain Provisional School and Closeburn, Highvale and Parker State Schools in the Samford Valley|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/32778031|publication-date=1972}}
External links
{{commons category|Samford Village, Queensland}}
- {{cite web|title=Town map of Samford|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-samford-1979.jpg|date=1979|publisher=Queensland Government}}
{{City of Moreton Bay}}