Veresdale Scrub, Queensland
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Veresdale Scrub
| city =
| state = qld
| image =Veresdale Scrub State School, 2020.jpg
| caption =Veresdale Scrub State School, 2020
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.9188|153.0147|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Veresdale Scrub (locality)}}
| pop = 548
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4285
| area = 16.2
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 10.5
| dir1 = N
| location1 = Beaudesert
| dist2 = 59.4
| dir2 = S
| location2 = Brisbane CBD
| dist3 =
| dir3 =
| location3 =
| dist4 =
| dir4 =
| location4 =
| lga = Scenic Rim Region
| lga2 = Logan City
| stategov = Scenic Rim
| fedgov = Wright
| near-n = Cedar Vale
| near-ne = Cedar Vale
| near-e = Mundoolun
| near-se = Birnam
| near-s = Veresdale
| near-sw = Veresdale
| near-w = Veresdale
| near-nw = Woodhill
}}
Veresdale Scrub is a locality split between the Scenic Rim Region and the City of Logan, both in Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|45202|Veresdale Scrub (Scenic Rim Region)|access-date=6 May 2014}}{{cite QPN|45293|Veresdale Scrub (Logan City)|access-date=6 May 2014}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Veresdale Scrub had a population of 548 people.
History
Veresdale Scrub Provisional School opened on 25 April 1899. On 1 January 1909, it became Veresdale Scrub State School.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}{{cite QSA Agency|5786|Veresdale Scrub State School|6 May 2014
}}{{Cite QldSchool|access-date=18 April 2019}}
The Veresdale Scrub Hall was officially opened on Wednesday, 27 November 1929, by Joseph Hopkins, the chairman of the Beaudesert Shire Council.{{cite news|date=22 November 1929|title=The Veresdale Scrub Hall|volume=XXII|page=6|newspaper=The Beaudesert Times|issue=1122|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article216855952|access-date=22 March 2021|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=17 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517031639/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/216855952|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=6 December 1929|title=Veresdale|volume=XXII|page=9|newspaper=The Beaudesert Times|issue=1124|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article216857071|access-date=22 March 2021|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=17 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517031638/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/216857071|url-status=live}}
Formerly in the Shire of Beaudesert, Veresdale Scrub was split between Logan City and Scenic Rim Region following the local government amalgamations in March 2008.
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Veresdale Scrub had a population of 620.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31699|name=Veresdale Scrub (SSC)|access-date=6 May 2014|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Veresdale Scrub had a population of 481 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32967|name=Veresdale Scrub (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Veresdale Scrub had a population of 548 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32936|name=Veresdale Scrub (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
Veresdale Scrub State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 354 Veresdale Scrub School Road ({{coord|-27.9214|153.0176|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Veresdale Scrub 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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archive-date=21 November 2018|access-date=21 November 2018|publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite web|title=Veresdale Scrub State School|url=https://veresdalescrubss.eq.edu.au/|url-status=live|access-date=22 March 2021|archive-date=14 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314090952/https://veresdalescrubss.eq.edu.au/}} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 124 students with 11 teachers (8 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (5 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|access-date=28 January 2020|publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority|archive-date=27 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|url-status=live}}
There is no secondary school in Veresdale Scrub. The nearest government secondary school is Beaudesert State High School in Beaudesert to the south.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=22 March 2021}}
Amenities
Veresdale Scrub Dance Hall is at 454 Veresdale Scrub Road ({{Coord|-27.9215|153.01281|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Veresdale Scrub Dance Hall}}). Dances are held on Saturday nights, but since May 2020 have been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|title=Veresdale Dance Hall|url=https://www.facebook.com/veresdalehall/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-22|website=Facebook|language=en-AU|archive-date=17 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517031702/https://www.facebook.com/veresdalehall/}}{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-27.9213616,153.012628,3a,19.9y,124.02h,92.43t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sK6IwkVM9w_qbG4Z1TrkYqw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656|access-date=22 March 2021|title=Veresdale Scrub Dance Hall (Street View)}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Veresdale Scrub, Queensland}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.logan.qld.gov.au/veresdale-scrub|title=Veresdale Scrub|website=Logan City Council}}
{{Scenic Rim Region}}
{{Logan City}}