Fairyland, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Fairyland
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.528°N 150.9336°W
Pop:90
Postcode:4413
Area:266.3
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:45.7
Dir1:NE
Location1:Chinchilla
Dist2:88.8
Dir2:NNW
Location2:Dalby
Dist3:172
Dir3:NW
Location3:Toowoomba
Dist4:299
Dir4:NW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Western Downs Region
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Durah
Near-Ne:Burra Burri
Near-E:Burra Burri
Near-Se:Jinghi
Near-S:Canaga
Near-Sw:Pelican
Near-W:Burncluith
Near-Nw:Barakula

Fairyland is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Fairyland had a population of 90 people.

Geography

Fairyland is a rural locality. The land in the northernmost part of the locality is part of Barakula State Forest, while the land in the southeastern part of the locality is part of Nudley State Forest.

Nudley is a neighbourhood within Fairyland at .[2]

The Chinchilla–Wondai Road passes the south-eastern corner.

Apart from the state forests, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop-growing.

History

The locality name is presumably derived from the Fairyland pastoral run, which in 1863 had an estimated carrying capacity of 4,000 sheep.[3]

Nudley State School opened on 24 November 1913 and closed in 1956.[4] It was on Nudley School Road .[5]

Fairyland West Provisional School opened on 1 May 1941, becoming Fairyland West State School on 26 April 1957. It closed in 1980. It was located on Fairyland School Road, just east of Charleys Creek (approx), now within the neighbouring locality of Durah.[6]

Demographics

In the, Fairyland had a population of 67 people.

In the, Fairyland had a population of 90 people.

Education

There are no schools in Fairyland. The nearest government primary school is Burra Burri State School in neighbouring Burra Burri to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Jandowae State School (to Year 10) in Jandowae to the south-east and Chinchilla State High School (to Year 12) in Chinchilla to the south-west.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. 8 November 2017.
  2. 8 November 2018.
  3. News: RUNS IN THE DISTRICT OF DARLING DOWNS.. 14 September 1863. The Courier (Brisbane). 8 November 2018. 1743. Queensland, Australia. XVIII. 3. National Library of Australia. 29 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220629044331/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3165670. live.
  4. News: PUBLIC WORKS TENDERS.. 5 March 1913. The Telegraph. 8 November 2018. 12,572. Queensland, Australia. 5. National Library of Australia. 29 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220629044330/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/175443317. live.
  5. Web site: 1939. Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m83. live. 6 November 2021. Queensland Government. Map. 6 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211106074420/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m83-surv-control-1939.jpg.
  6. Web site: 1984. 9045 Barakula. live. 6 November 2021. Queensland Government. Map. 6 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211106085454/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-100000-9045-barakula-1984.jpg.