Riordanvale, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 20°16′59″S 148°38′36″E / 20.2830°S 148.6433°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 12.0 km2 (4.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 386 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 32.17/km2 (83.3/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4800 | ||||||||||||
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Riordanvale is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Riordanvale had a population of 386 people.[1]
Dryander National Park occupies the north-west corner of the locality extending into neighbouring Gregory River to the west and neighbouring Woodwark to the north.[3]
The land use is a mix of rural residential, grazing on native vegetation, and growing sugarcane.[3]
History
Riordan Vale Provisional School opened on 22 May 1939. The first head teacher was Vincent John Goodman.[4] The school had a temporary closure but its reopening was announced in December 1953.[5] It became Riordan Vale State School in 1955. It closed in 1963.[6][7] It was at 333 Riordanvale Road (20°17′26″S 148°38′47″E / 20.2905°S 148.6463°E).[8][9][10][11]
