Condamine Plains, Queensland

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Condamine Plains
Queensland
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Condamine Plains
Coordinates 27°40′00″S151°17′00″E / 27.6666°S 151.2833°E / -27.6666; 151.2833 (Condamine Plains (centre of locality))
Population101 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.5671/km2 (1.469/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4352
Area178.1 km2 (68.8 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Southern Downs
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Condamine Plains:
Cecil Plains Nangwee Branchview
Kurrowah Condamine Plains Brookstead
Kurrowah Lemontree Pampas

Condamine Plains is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Condamine Plains had a population of 101 people. [1]

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Geography

The locality is bounded to the west by the Condamine River. [3]

The Pampas-Horrane Road (State Route 82) enters the locality from north-west (Cecil Plains) and exits to the south-east (Pampas). [4]

The land use is mostly crop growing with some grazing on native vegetation. [5]

History

The locality takes its name from the pastoral station in the district. [2]

Condamine Plains Provisional School opened on 14 October 1947. It became Condamine Plains State School in 1959. It closed on 19 May 1961. [6] [7] It was on the Pampas Horrane Road (approx 27°42′21″S151°19′41″E / 27.7057°S 151.32812°E / -27.7057; 151.32812 (Condamine State School (former)) ). [8] [9]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Condamine Plains had a population of 103 people. [10]

In the 2021 census, Condamine Plains had a population of 101 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Condamine Plains. The nearest government primary schools are Cecil Plains State School in neighbouring Cecil Plains to the north-west and Brookstead State School in neighbouring Brookstead to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Cecil Plains State School (to Year 10) in Cecil Plains, Millmerran State School (to Year 10) in Millmerran to the south, and Pittsworth State High School (to Year 12) in Pittsworth to the east. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Condamine Plains (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Condamine Plains – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49370)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Condamine Plains, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Agency ID 8950, Condamine Plains State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  7. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  8. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m44" (Map). Queensland Government. 1950. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m44" (Map). Queensland Government. 1954. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  10. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Condamine Plains (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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