Pirrinuan, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Pirrinuan
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.0475°N 151.2377°W
Pop:221
Postcode:4405
Area:141.5
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Western Downs Region
Stategov:Warrego
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Jimbour East
Near-Ne:Jimbour East
Near-E:Kaimkillenbun
Near-Se:Dalby
Near-S:Dalby
Near-Sw:Dalby
Near-W:Macalister
Near-Nw:Macalister

Pirrinuan is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Pirrinuan had a population of 221 people.

Geography

Karingal is a neighbourhood within the south of the locality (-27.0833°N 151.2333°W).[2]

Pirrinuan railway station is an abandoned railway station on an abandoned Jandowae railway line. It was on Dalby Jandowae Road (-27.0331°N 151.2355°W).[3]

The Dalby–Jandowae Road (State Route 82) runs through from south to north.[4]

History

Pirrinuan State School opened on 21 August 1911.[5] It closed in January 1932 due to low student numbers.[6] It was on Dead Horse Lane (approx).[7] [8]

The school reopened in 1937.[9] It closed circa 1963. It was on Dalby Jandowae Road to the immediate north-east of the railway station (approx).[10] [11]

Demographics

In the, Pirrinuan had a population of 193 people.

In the, Pirrinuan had a population of 221 people.

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. 21 July 2021.
  3. Web site: 2 October 2020. Railway stations and sidings - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  4. Pirrinuan, Queensland . OpenStreetMap . 18 January 2022.
  5. News: 17 October 1910 . Advertising . 5 July 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 1 . National Library of Australia . LIII . 9144.
  6. News: 28 January 1932 . PIRRINUAN AND MALAKOFF. . 5 July 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 10 . National Library of Australia . LXXI . 24.
  7. Web site: 1921 . Darling Downs 2 Mile map BG1 series sheet 8 . 5 July 2024 . . Map.
  8. Web site: Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel . 5 July 2024 . Queensland Globe . Queensland Government.
  9. News: 23 July 1937 . DISTRICT NEWS . 5 July 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  10. Web site: 1950. Dalby. 6 November 2021. Queensland Government. Map.
  11. Web site: 1954. Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m78. 6 November 2021. Queensland Government. Map.