Kragra, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Kragra
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.1175°N 150.7902°W
Pop:26
Postcode:4413[1]
Area:602.5
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:89.9
Dir1:N
Location1:Chinchilla
Dist2:170
Dir2:NNW
Location2:Dalby
Dist3:275
Dir3:NW
Location3:Toowoomba
Dist4:379
Dir4:NW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Western Downs Region
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Maranoa
Fedgov2:Flynn
Near-N:Hawkwood
Near-Ne:Hawkwood
Near-E:Cadarga
Near-Se:Durah
Near-S:Barakula
Near-Sw:Barakula
Near-W:Auburn
Near-Nw:Auburn

Kragra is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the, Kragra had a population of 26 people.

Kragra's postcode is 4413.[1]

Geography

The ridgline of the Great Dividing Range roughly bounds Kragra to the south. Part of the Koko State Forest is in the north of the locality; the state forest extends into neighbouring Hawkwood. Part of the Jarrah State Forest is in the south-east of the locality, extending into neighbouring Durah.

Apart from the state forests, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.

History

Kragra Provisional School opened on 18 July 1955. It closed on 31 December 1974.

Demographics

In the, Kragra had a population of 27 people.

In the, Kragra had a population of 26 people.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[3]

Education

There are no schools in Kragra. The nearest primary school is Monogorilby State School in Monogorilby to the east. There are no nearby secondary schools; distance education or boarding school would be options.

Notes and References

  1. https://auspost.com.au/postcode/kragra Kragra Postcode
  2. 19 September 2020.
  3. Web site: 18 November 2020. Homesteads - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124212526/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79. 24 November 2020. 24 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.