Purrawunda, Queensland
Suburb of Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia
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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.[1]
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Grain silos at the Beef City feedlot, 2014 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 27.5158°S 151.6141°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 12 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.14/km2 (5.55/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4356 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
Purrawunda is on the Darling Downs. The Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road runs along the southern boundary.[3][4]
Soils in the area feature dark, medium clays which are fertile and well drained.[5] The land use is predominantly crop growing. There is also some grazing on native vegetation and intensive animal husbandry (a feedlot).[4]
History
The name Purrawunda means big fight in the local Jagera language.[6]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Purrawunda had a population of 6 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Purrawunda had a population of 12 people.[1]
Economy
JBS Australia, a subsidiary of JBS S.A. owns Beef City at Purrawunda (27.5266°S 151.6192°E).[8] The beef abattoir is co-located with a feedlot so that meat quality and animal welfare can be maintained.[9]
Australia's largest birdseed manufacturer, Avigrain, has a mill at Purrawunda and processes and stores grain at the old Purrawunda Grainco silos.[10]
Education
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.[11]
