Hatton Vale Provisional School opened in 1881. On 18 October 1886, it became Hatton Vale State School.[3][4]
Hatton Vale Post Office opened by 1903 (a receiving office had been open from 1881, known as Woolshed Creek until 1889) and closed in 1974.[5]
The locality remained overwhelmingly German in character. A survey in 1902 identified 90% of the farmers in the area had German surnames and this was still the case in 1949.[3]
In 1939 the Apostolic Church of Queensland decided to build a cathedral, but its construction was delayed by World War II and then by a shortage of building materials. The foundation stone was finally laid on 4 September 1948. The Hatton Vale Apostolic Cathedral was dedicated on Saturday 2 December 1950 by the Australian leader of the church, Apostle E. Zielke of Bundaberg. The ceremony was attended by nearly 2,000 people.[3] The church has a 91-foot (28 m) spire, making it a landmark in the district.[6]
Since 1990, Hatton Vale has seen significant residential development and become a dormitory suburb for nearby urban centres.[3]