Prairie, Queensland

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Prairie
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Prairie
Coordinates 20°52′10″S144°36′08″E / 20.8694°S 144.6022°E / -20.8694; 144.6022 (Prairie (town centre)) Coordinates: 20°52′10″S144°36′08″E / 20.8694°S 144.6022°E / -20.8694; 144.6022 (Prairie (town centre))
Population143 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.01719/km2 (0.04452/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4821
Area8,318.3 km2 (3,211.7 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Flinders
State electorate(s) Traeger
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Localities around Prairie:
Hughenden Porcupine Torrens Creek
Tangorin Prairie Torrens Creek
Corfield Muttaburra Aramac

Prairie is a rural town and locality in the Flinders Shire, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2016 census the locality of Prairie had a population of 143 people. [1]

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Geography

The town is located in the north of the locality. The Flinders Highway enters the locality from the north-east (Torrens Creek), passes through the town and exits to the north-west (Hughenden). [4]

The Great Northern railway line runs parallel and immediately south of the highway, with the following railway stations (east to west):

History

The name Prairie comes from a pastoral station established by James Gilson who named it after the appearance of the local countryside. [6]

Prairie State School opened in 1894. [8] [9]

At the 2006 census, Prairie and the surrounding area had a population of 103. [10]

In the 2016 census the locality of Prairie had a population of 143 people. [1]

Education

Prairie State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Savage Street ( 20°52′15″S144°36′19″E / 20.8707°S 144.6053°E / -20.8707; 144.6053 (Prairie State School) ). [11] [12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 7 students with 1 teacher and 2 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent). [13]

There is no secondary school in Prairie. The nearest is Hughenden State School (to Year 12) in neighbouring Hughenden to the north-west. [4]

Given the size of the locality, these schools will be too distant from those living in the south of the locality. [4] Distance education or boarding schools would be options.

Amenities

The town is serviced by a hotel/motel (pub) and a cafe/post office. [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Prairie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Prairie – town in Flinders Shire (entry 27449)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Prairie – locality in Flinders Shire (entry 42487)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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.
  6. 1 2 "Prairie – railway station in the Shire of Hughenden (entry 27451)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Tindo – rail station in Flinders Shire (entry 34626)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Flinders Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  9. ↑ "Prairie SS". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  10. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Prairie (Flinders Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  11. ↑ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. ↑ "Prairie State School". Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  13. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  14. ↑ "Prairie". Shire of Flinders. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
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