Samford Village, Queensland

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Use Australian English|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb | name = Samford Village | city = | state = qld | image = Samford Farmers Hall.JPG | caption = Samford Farmers Hall, 2010 | coordinates = {{coord|-27.3736|152.8858|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Samford Village (centre of locality)}} | local_map = yes | zoom = 14 | pop = 819 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}} | pop_footnotes = <ref name=Census2021/> | established = | postcode = 4520 | area = 1.4 | timezone = AEST | utc = +10:00 | dist1 = 18.7  | dir1 = SW | location1 = Strathpine | dist2 = 21.9 | dir2 = NW | location2 = Brisbane CBD | dist3 = | dir3 = | location3 = | dist4 = | dir4 = | location4 = | lga = City of Moreton Bay | stategov = Pine Rivers | fedgov = Dickson | near-n = Samford Valley | near-ne = Samford Valley | near-e = Samford Valley | near-se = Camp Mountain | near-s = Camp Mountain | near-sw = Samford Valley | near-w = Samford Valley | near-nw = Samford Valley }} '''Samford Village''' is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.<ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|45469|Samford Village|locality in Moreton Bay Region|accessdate=28 December 2020}}</ref> It is one of two localities in the town of Samford ({{coord|-27.3722|152.8869|type:city_region:AU-QLD|name=Samford}}), the other being Samford Valley.<ref name="qpn29544">{{cite QPN|29544|Samford|population centre in Moreton Bay Regional|accessdate=28 December 2020}}</ref> The town's urban area occupies much of the land of the locality.<ref name="globe2"/> In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Samford Village had a population of 819 people.<ref name=Census2021/>

== History == In 1981, the locality of Samford was split into two localities: Samford Village around the town and Samford Valley wrapping around the village to the west, north, and east.<ref name="qpnl2">{{cite QPN|45468|Samford Valley|locality in Moreton Bay Region|accessdate=28 December 2020}}</ref>

== Demographics == In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Samford Village had a population of 796 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32530|name=Samford Village (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Samford Village had a population of 819 people.<ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32506|name=Samford Village (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}</ref>

== Education == Samford State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at School Road ({{coord|-27.3765|152.8807|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Samford State School}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018">{{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|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archivedate=21 November 2018|accessdate=21 November 2018|publisher=Queensland Government}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Samford State School|url=https://samfordss.eq.edu.au/|accessdate=21 November 2018}}</ref> In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 850 students with 61 teachers (52 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff (23 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2018">{{cite web|title=ACARA School Profile 2018|url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|accessdate=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=dead}}</ref> It includes a special education program.<ref name="SchoolList2018" />

There are no secondary schools in Samford. The nearest government secondary school is Ferny Grove State High school in Ferny Grove to the south-east.<ref name="globe2">{{Queensland Globe|access-date=10 March 2021}}</ref>

== Community groups == The Samford branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Hall at 31 Main Street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|title=Branch Locations|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Queensland Country Women's Association|access-date=26 December 2018|archive-date=26 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Samford Support Network is a group of volunteers providing a variety of services to community members who are ill, elderly, living with a disability, or struggling.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/barbara-kienast/2087/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221094435/https://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/barbara-kienast/2087/|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 February 2022|title=Ms Barbara Kienast|date=2019|website=Australian of the Year Awards|access-date=2022-02-21}}</ref>

== References == {{reflist}}

== Further reading == * {{Cite book|author1=Appleton, Louise|title=Centenary Samford State School, 1872-1972 : history of the Samford State School and also history in brief of Camp Mountain Provisional School and Closeburn, Highvale and Parker State Schools in the Samford Valley|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/32778031|publication-date=1972}}

== External links == {{commons category|Samford Village, Queensland}} * {{cite web|title=Town map of Samford|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-samford-1979.jpg|date=1979|publisher=Queensland Government}}

Category:Suburbs of the City of Moreton Bay Category:Localities in Queensland