Springdale, Queensland

Springdale is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Springdale had a population of 28 people.

Geography
The terrain varies from 440 to 980 m above sea level with the following named peaks (from north to south):


 * Mount Malakoff (-28.7775°N, 151.6807°W) 792 m
 * Mount Emily (-28.7936°N, 151.6437°W) 942 m
 * Black Jack Mountain (-28.8224°N, 151.5327°W) 551 m

Apart from the area around the historic arsenic mines, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.

History
The Queensland Government operated the State Arsenic Mine (also called the Jibbinbar Mine) (-28.7812°N, 151.6153°W) from 1919 to 1924. The motivation for establishing the mine was to obtain arsenic was to poison prickly pear which was a highly invasive plant species in Queensland at that time. However, the prickly pear was eventually biologically controlled by the introduction of the Cactoblastis cactorum moth, removing the need for large supplies of arsenic, so the mine closed.

Jibbenbah State School opened on 22 June 1922 for the use of mining families and local farming families. It closed on 27 January 1925. It was located at -28.7753°N, 151.61°W about 600 m north-west of the entrance to the mine entrance on Arsenic Mine Road.

Demographics
In the, Springdale had a population of 25 people.

In the, Springdale had a population of 28 people.

Education
There are no schools in Springdale. The nearest government primary schools are Greenlands State School in Greenlands to the north-east and Texas State School in Texas to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Texas State School (to Year 10) and Stanthorpe State High School (to Year 12) in Stanthorpe to the north-east.