Pirrinuan, Queensland
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| Pirrinuan Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Pirrinuan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°02′51″S 151°14′16″E / 27.0475°S 151.2377°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 221 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.562/km (4.045/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4405 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 141.5 km (54.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Pirrinuan is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Pirrinuan had a population of 221 people.
Geography
Karingal is a neighbourhood within the south of the locality (27°05′00″S 151°14′00″E / 27.0833°S 151.2333°E).
Pirrinuan railway station is an abandoned railway station on an abandoned Jandowae railway line. It was on Dalby Jandowae Road (27°01′59″S 151°14′08″E / 27.0331°S 151.2355°E).
The Dalby–Jandowae Road (State Route 82) runs through from south to north.
History
Pirrinuan State School opened on 21 August 1911. It closed in January 1932 due to low student numbers. It was on Dead Horse Lane (approx 27°02′45″S 151°16′48″E / 27.04585°S 151.28012°E).
The school reopened in 1937. It closed circa 1963. It was on Dalby Jandowae Road to the immediate north-east of the railway station (approx 27°01′50″S 151°14′14″E / 27.0305°S 151.2372°E).
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Pirrinuan had a population of 193 people.
In the 2021 census, Pirrinuan had a population of 221 people.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pirrinuan (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Pirrinuan – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 49276)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Karingal – locality unbounded in Western Downs Regional (entry 17756)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Pirrinuan, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Advertising". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. LIII, no. 9144. Queensland, Australia. 17 October 1910. p. 1. Retrieved 5 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Darling Downs 2 Mile map BG1 series sheet 8" (Map). Queensland Government. 1921. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "DISTRICT NEWS". The Dalby Herald. Queensland, Australia. 23 July 1937. p. 3. Retrieved 5 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Dalby" (Map). Queensland Government. 1950. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m78" (Map). Queensland Government. 1954. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pirrinuan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
