Langley, Queensland

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Langley
Queensland
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Postcode(s) 4630
Elevation 200–240 m (656–787 ft)
Area 46.3 km2 (17.9 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) North Burnett Region
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal Division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Langley:
Tellebang Tellebang Tellebang
Kapaldo Langley Yarrol
Abercorn Yarrol Yarrol

Langley is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

There is no census data for Langley; it is included with neighbouring Tallebang which had a population of 63 in 2016 census.[2]

Geography

The Burnett River bounds the locality to the south and east.[3]

The Burnett Highway passes through the locality from north to south.[3] Splinter Creek runs roughly parallel and east of the highway, both entering from Tellebang and existing to Abercorn.[3]

The terrain ranges from 200 to 240 metres (660 to 790 ft) above sea level. The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with a small amount of irrigated crop growing near the creek and river.[3]

Gin Gin–Mount Perry–Monto Road runs through from south-east to north.

History

Langley Flat Provisional School opened in 1927, becoming Langley Flat State School in 1927. It closed temporarily on two occasions before finally closing in 1947.[4] It was on the corner of the Burnett Highway and Cooks Road (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) with Splinter Creek to the east.[5]

Education

There are no schools in Langley. The nearest primary school is Abercorn State School in neighbouring Abercorn to the south-west. The nearest secondary schools are Eidsvold State School in Eidsvold to the south and Monto State High School in Monto to the north.[3]

Amenities

There is a camping reserve on the Burnett Highway (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.).[3]

References

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