Roadvale, Queensland


Roadvale is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Roadvale had a population of 286 people.

Geography

Roadvale is north of the town Boonah and south-west of the state capital Brisbane.
The main street is Gray Street, which is also the Roadvale-Kalbar Road.
Roadvale is a growing centre for many of the small crop products sold in South East Queensland and other areas.

History

The locality takes its name from its former railway station which was named by the Queensland Railways Department in 1887, because of its location at a road junction.
The Fassifern railway line opened from Ipswich to Harrisville on 10 July 1882. On 12 September 1887 the line was extended to Dugundan with the Roadvale distrct being served by Roadvale railway station on the corner of Wilsons Plains Road and Redhill Road. The line closed in June 1964.
St Andrew's Anglican Church was dedicated on 11 May 1912 by Venerable Henry Le Fanu, the Archdeacon of Toowoomba. In 1926, the church closed and the building was relocated to Camp Hill in Brisbane to become the Anglican Church of the Annunciation.
In 1915 most of the town was destroyed by fire. Despite rebuilding many businesses the town has never recovered from the devastating fire.
At the, Roadvale and the surrounding area had a population of 559.

Facilities

It has a pub and a small general store in the main street.