Hodgson Vale, Queensland


Hodgson Vale is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Hodgson Vale had a population of 1,379 people.

Geography

Hodgson Vale is south of the city centre via New England Highway. The highway passes through the locality from the north to the west.
Hodgson Creek rises just to the north and flows through the locality to the south-west. It eventually becomes a tributary of the Condamine River at North Branch.

History

The locality is believed to be named for Sir Arthur Hodgson, a pioneer and member for the Legislative Assembly seat of Warrego in 1868–1869. In July 1840 he selected the Eton Vale pastoral run. The Eton Vale homestead was beside Hodgson Creek in the present day locality of Cambooya.
Hodgsons Vale Provisional School opened on 14 June 1906. It became Hodgsons Vale State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1960.

Education

There are no schools in Hodgson Vale, but there are primary schools in neighbouring Vale View and Ramsay. The nearest secondary schools are in the Toowoomba suburbs of Centenary Heights and Harristown.