West Prairie, Queensland

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West Prairie
Queensland
West Prairie is located in Queensland
West Prairie
West Prairie
Coordinates27°26′36″S 151°24′32″E / 27.4433°S 151.4088°E / -27.4433; 151.4088 (West Prairie (centre of locality))
Population78 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.545/km2 (1.411/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4403
Area143.2 km2 (55.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around West Prairie:
St Ruth Formartin Jondaryan
Tipton West Prairie Jondaryan
Nangwee Norwin Bongeen
Mount Moriah

West Prairie is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, West Prairie had a population of 78 people.[1]

History

The locality takes its name from the Prairie pastoral run operated by Henry Stuart Russell in 1855. On Buxton's Map of the Darling Downs, 1864, the run is shown in the hands of Russell and Taylor.[2]

In 1877, 6,500 acres (2,600 ha) of land was resumed from the West Prairie pastoral run to establish smaller farms. The land was offered for selection on 24 April 1877.[3]

West Prairie Provisional School opened on 19 January 1885. On 1 January 1909, it became West Prairie State School. In 1918, it became a half-time provisional school in conjunction with St Ruth Provisional School (meaning the two schools shared a single teacher) and then it closed in early 1919. It reopened on 25 August 1925 but closed permanently in 1929.[4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, West Prairie had a population of 79 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, West Prairie had a population of 78 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in West Prairie. The nearest government primary schools are Cecil Plains State School in Cecil Plains to the south-west, Bowenville State School in Bowenville to the north, and Jondaryan State School in neighbouring Jondaryan to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Cecil Plains State School (to Year 9), Dalby State High School in Dalby to the north, and Oakey State High School in Oakey to the east.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Prairie (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "West Prairie – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49185)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "West Prairie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
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