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Prairie, Queensland

Coordinates: 20°52′10″S 144°36′08″E / 20.8694°S 144.6022°E / -20.8694; 144.6022 (Prairie (town centre))
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Prairie
Queensland
Prairie Hotel Motel
Prairie is located in Queensland
Prairie
Prairie
Coordinates20°52′10″S 144°36′08″E / 20.8694°S 144.6022°E / -20.8694; 144.6022 (Prairie (town centre))
Population116 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.01395/km2 (0.03612/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4821
Area8,318.3 km2 (3,211.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (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 2021 census, the locality of Prairie had a population of 116 people.[1]

Geography

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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

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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]

Demographics

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

In the 2016 census, the locality of Prairie had a population of 143 people.[11]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Prairie had a population of 116 people.[1]

Education

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Prairie State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Savage Street (20°52′15″S 144°36′19″E / 20.8707°S 144.6053°E / -20.8707; 144.6053 (Prairie State School)).[12][13] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 7 students with 1 teacher and 2 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent).[14]

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

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The town is serviced by a hotel/motel (pub) and a cafe/post office.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Prairie (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  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. ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "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. ^ a b "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. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Prairie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  12. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  13. ^ "Prairie State School". Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  14. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Prairie". Shire of Flinders. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
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