Gladfield is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Gladfield had a population of 71 people.

History

The locality name was derived from a pastoral run taken up in the 1840s, first by the Leslie brothers and later by Neil Ross who sold it in 1852, later becoming party of the Maryvale run.

Gladfield Provisional School opened on 1 August 1887. On 1 January 1909, it became Gladfield State School. It closed on 1967. It was at 13 Gladfield Back Road (28°04′36″S 152°11′07″E / 28.07655°S 152.18528°E / -28.07655; 152.18528 (Gladfield State School (former))). The school building was still extant on the site in October 2008.

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Gladfield had a population of 57 people.

In the 2021 census, Gladfield had a population of 71 people.