| Purrawunda Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Grain silos at the Beef City feedlot, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
  Purrawunda | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°30′57″S151°36′51″E / 27.5158°S 151.6141°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 12 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4356 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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Purrawunda is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Purrawunda had a population of 12 people. [3]
Purrawunda is on the Darling Downs. The Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road runs along the southern boundary. [4] [5]
Soils in the area feature dark, medium clays which are fertile and well drained. [6] The land use is predominantly crop growng. There is also some grazing on native vegetation and intensive animal husbandry (a feedlot). [5]
The name Purrawunda means big fight in the local Jagera language. [7]
In the 2016 census, Purrawunda had a population of 6 people. [8]
In the 2021 census, Purrawunda had a population of 12 people. [3]
JBS Australia, a subsidiary of JBS S.A. owns Beef City at Purrawunda ( 27°31′36″S151°37′09″E / 27.5266°S 151.6192°E ). [9] The beef abattoir is co-located with a feedlot so that meat quality and animal welfare can be maintained. [10]
Australia's largest birdseed manufacturer, Avigrain, has a mill at Purrawunda and processes and stores grain at the old Purrawunda Grainco silos. [11]
There are no schools in Purrawunda. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Tyson State School in neighbouring Mount Tyson to the south-west and Biddeston State School in Biddeston to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Oakey State High School in Oakey to the north-east. [12]
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