West Prairie, Queensland

Suburb of Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia

West Prairie
Queensland

West Prairie

Coordinates| 27°26′36″S 151°24′32″E﻿ / ﻿27.4433°S 151.4088°E﻿ / -27.4433; 151.4088﻿ (West Prairie (centre of locality))
Population| 78 (2021 census)[1]
• Density| 0.545/km2 (1.411/sq mi)
Postcode(s)| 4403
Area| 143.2 km2 (55.3 sq mi)
Time zone| AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location|

* 40.5 km (25 mi) W of Oakey
* 42.9 km (27 mi) SSE of Dalby
* 66.1 km (41 mi) WNW of Toowoomba CBD
* 195 km (121 mi) W of Brisbane

LGA(s)| Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)| Condamine
Federal division(s)| Groom
| Suburbs around West Prairie:

St Ruth | Formartin | Jondaryan
Tipton | West Prairie | Jondaryan
Nangwee | Norwin | Bongeen
Mount Moriah

West Prairie is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, West Prairie had a population of 78 people.[1]

## History

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The locality takes its name from the Prairie pastoral run operated by Henry Stuart Russell in 1855. On Buxton's Map of the Darling Downs, 1864, the run is shown in the hands of Russell and Taylor.[2]

In 1877, 6,500 acres (2,600 ha) of land was resumed from the West Prairie pastoral run to establish smaller farms. The land was offered for selection on 24 April 1877.[3]

West Prairie Provisional School opened on 19 January 1885. On 1 January 1909, it became West Prairie State School. In 1918, it became a half-time provisional school in conjunction with St Ruth Provisional School (meaning the two schools shared a single teacher) and then it closed in early 1919. It reopened on 25 August 1925 but closed permanently in 1929.[4]

## Demographics

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In the 2016 census, West Prairie had a population of 79 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, West Prairie had a population of 78 people.[1]

## Education

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There are no schools in West Prairie. The nearest government primary schools are Cecil Plains State School in Cecil Plains to the south-west, Bowenville State School in Bowenville to the north, and Jondaryan State School in neighbouring Jondaryan to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Cecil Plains State School (to Year 9), Dalby State High School in Dalby to the north, and Oakey State High School in Oakey to the east.[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Prairie (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. ^ a b "West Prairie – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49185)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
3. ^ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3\. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020 - via Trove.
4. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "West Prairie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
6. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2024.

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Suburbs and towns in the Toowoomba Region, Darling Downs, Queensland

Toowoomba|

| Inner Toowoomba|

* Blue Mountain Heights
* Centenary Heights
* Cotswold Hills
* Cranley
* Darling Heights
* Drayton
* East Toowoomba
* Glenvale
* Harlaxton
* Harristown
* Kearneys Spring
* Middle Ridge
* Mount Kynoch
* Mount Lofty
* Mount Rascal
* Newtown
* North Toowoomba
* Prince Henry Heights
* Rangeville
* Redwood
* Rockville
* South Toowoomba
* Toowoomba City
* Torrington
* Wilsonton
* Wilsonton Heights

|

Outer Toowoomba|

* Birnam
* Charlton
* Finnie
* Gowrie Junction
* Highfields
* Hodgson Vale
* Preston
* Spring Bluff
* Top Camp
* Vale View
* Wellcamp
* Westbrook

Towns|

* Acland
* Aubigny
* Biddeston
* Bowenville
* Brookstead
* Cabarlah
* Cambooya
* Cecil Plains
* Clifton
* Cooyar
* Crows Nest
* East Greenmount
* Evergreen
* Goombungee
* Gowrie
* Greenmount
* Haden
* Hampton
* Jondaryan
* Kingsthorpe
* Kooroongarra
* Kulpi
* Maclagan
* Millmerran
* Mount Tyson
* Nangwee
* Nobby
* Oakey
* Pechey
* Peranga
* Pilton
* Pittsworth
* Quinalow
* Southbrook
* Turallin
* Wyreema
* Yarraman

Other areas|

* Anduramba
* Ascot
* Athol
* Back Plains
* Balgowan
* Bergen
* Boodua
* Bongeen
* Branchview
* Bringalily
* Broxburn
* Brymaroo
* Budgee
* Bulli Creek
* Canning Creek
* Captains Mountain
* Cattle Creek
* Cawdor
* Cherry Creek
* Clontarf
* Coalbank
* Condamine Farms
* Condamine Plains
* Cressbrook Creek
* Cutella
* Cypress Gardens
* Devon Park
* Djuan
* Doctor Creek
* Domville
* Douglas
* Dunmore
* East Cooyar
* Ellangowan
* Elphinstone
* Emu Creek
* Evanslea
* Felton
* Felton South
* Forest Ridge
* Formartin
* Geham
* Gilla
* Glenaven
* Glencoe
* Googa Creek
* Gowrie Little Plain
* Gowrie Mountain
* Grapetree
* Grassdale
* Grays Gate
* Greenwood
* Groomsville
* Halliford
* Headington Hill
* Highgrove
* Highland Plains
* Hirstglen
* Irongate
* Irvingdale
* Jones Gully
* Kelvinhaugh
* Kilbirnie
* Kincora
* Kings Creek
* Kings Siding
* Kleinton
* Kooralgin
* Kurrowah
* Lavelle
* Lemontree
* Leyburn
* Lilyvale
* Linthorpe
* Malling
* Malu
* Manapouri
* Meringandan
* Meringandan West
* Merritts Creek
* Millmerran Downs
* Millmerran Woods
* Millwood
* Missen Flat
* Motley
* Mount Binga
* Mount Darry
* Mount Emlyn
* Mount Irving
* Mount Luke
* Mount Molar
* Mount Moriah
* Mountain Camp
* Muldu
* Muniganeen
* Narko
* Nevilton
* Norwin
* North Branch
* North Maclagan
* Nutgrove
* Palmtree
* Pampas
* Purrawunda
* Perseverance
* Pierces Creek
* Pinelands
* Plainby
* Punchs Creek
* Ramsay
* Rangemore
* Ravensbourne
* Rocky Creek
* Rosalie Plains
* Rossvale
* Ryeford
* Sabine
* Sandy Camp
* Scrubby Mountain
* Silverleigh
* Spring Creek
* Springside
* St Aubyn
* St Helens
* St Ruth
* Stonehenge
* Stoneleigh
* The Bluff
* The Pines
* Thornville
* Tipton
* Tummaville
* Umbiram
* Upper Cooyar Creek
* Upper Pilton
* Upper Pinelands
* Upper Yarraman
* Victoria Hill
* Wainui
* Wattle Ridge
* West Haldon
* West Prairie
* Western Creek
* Whichello
* Woodleigh
* Woolmer
* Woondul
* Wutul
* Yalangur
* Yandilla
* Yargullen
* Yarranlea

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