Pirrinuan, Queensland

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Pirrinuan
Queensland
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Pirrinuan
Coordinates 27°02′51″S151°14′16″E / 27.0475°S 151.2377°E / -27.0475; 151.2377 (Pirrinuan (centre of locality))
Population221 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density1.562/km2 (4.045/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4405
Area141.5 km2 (54.6 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Western Downs Region
State electorate(s) Warrego
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Pirrinuan:
Macalister Jimbour East Jimbour East
Macalister Pirrinuan Kaimkillenbun
Dalby Dalby Dalby

Pirrinuan is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Pirrinuan had a population of 221 people. [1]

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Geography

The Dalby–Jandowae Road (State Route 82) enters the locality from the south (Dalby) and exits to the north (Jimbour East). [3] [4]

The now-abandoned Jandowae railway line entered the locality from the south (Dalby) and exited to the north (Jimbour East), runnin immediately parallel and west of the Dalby–Jandowae Road. The locality was served by two railway stations: [5]

History

Pirrinuan State School opened on 21 August 1911. [8] It closed in January 1932 due to low student numbers. [9] It was on Dead Horse Lane (approx 27°02′45″S151°16′48″E / 27.04585°S 151.28012°E / -27.04585; 151.28012 (Pirrinuan State School (first site)) ). [10] [11]

The school reopened in 1937. [12] It closed circa 1963. [13] It was on Dalby Jandowae Road to the immediate north-east of the railway station (approx 27°01′50″S151°14′14″E / 27.0305°S 151.2372°E / -27.0305; 151.2372 (Pirrinuan State School (former)) ). [14] [15] [11]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Pirrinuan had a population of 193 people. [16]

In the 2021 census, Pirrinuan had a population of 221 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Pirrinuan. The nearest government primary schools are Jimbour State School in neighbourig Jimbour East to the north and Dalby State School in neighbouring Dalby to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Dalby State High School, also in Dalby. There are also non-government schools in Dalby. [17]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pirrinuan (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Pirrinuan – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 49276)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Pirrinuan, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m78" (Map). Queensland Government. 1963. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Karingal – railway station in the Western Downs Region (entry 17756)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "Advertising". Darling Downs Gazette . Vol. LIII, no. 9144. Queensland, Australia. 17 October 1910. p. 1. Retrieved 5 July 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "PIRRINUAN AND MALAKOFF". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette . Vol. LXXI, no. 24. Queensland, Australia. 28 January 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 5 July 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "Darling Downs 2 Mile map BG1 series sheet 8" (Map). Queensland Government. 1921. Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "DISTRICT NEWS". The Dalby Herald . Queensland, Australia. 23 July 1937. p. 3. Retrieved 5 July 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  13. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  14. ↑ "Dalby" (Map). Queensland Government. 1950. Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  15. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m78" (Map). Queensland Government. 1954. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  16. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pirrinuan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  17. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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