Piturie, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Piturie
State:qld
Coordinates:-21.4927°N 138.3288°W
Pop:57
Postcode:4825
Area:4609.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:215
Dir1:SW
Location1:Mount Isa
Dist2:339
Dir2:NW
Location2:Boulia
Dist3:1118
Dir3:WSW
Location3:Townsville
Dist4:2040
Dir4:NW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Shire of Boulia
Stategov:Gregory
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-N:Barkly
Near-Ne:Waverley
Near-E:Waverley
Near-Se:Carrandotta
Near-S:Carrandotta
Near-Sw:Northern Territory
Near-W:Northern Territory
Near-Nw:Northern Territory

Piturie is an outback locality in the Shire of Boulia, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is on the Queensland border with the Northern Territory. In the, Piturie had a population of 57 people.

Geography

Piturie is in the Channel Country. All watercourses in this area are part of the Lake Eyre drainage basin, and most will dry up before their water reaches Lake Eyre.[2]

The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.

History

Waluwarra (also known as Warluwarra, Walugara, and Walukara) is an Australian Aboriginal language of Western Queensland. Its traditional language region is the local government area of Shire of Boulia, including Walgra Station and Wolga, from Roxborough Downs north to Carandotta Station and Urandangi on the Georgina River, on Moonah Creek to Rochedale, south-east of Pituri Creek.[3]

Demographics

In the, Piturie had a population of 59 people.

In the, Piturie had a population of 57 people.

Education

Urandangi State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls on the Urandangi North Road (-21.5962°N 138.3359°W).[4] [5] The school had an enrolment of 8 students in 2015.[6] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 8 students with 2 teachers and 2 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent).[7] As at December 2023, the school is officially open but not operating.

There are no secondary schools in Urandangi. The nearest secondary school is the Spinifex State College in Mount Isa, but it is too far for a daily commute. However, the Spinifex State College has boarding facilities.[8] Other boarding schools or distance education would be options.

Notes and References

  1. 10 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Channel Country. FitzSimons. Trish. 2010. Queensland Historical Atlas. University of Queensland. https://web.archive.org/web/20190815054953/https://www.qhatlas.com.au/content/channel-country. 15 August 2019. live. 15 August 2019.
  3. Waluwarra. Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. 30 January 2020.
  4. Web site: 9 July 2018. State and non-state school details. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018. 21 November 2018. Queensland Government.
  5. Web site: 2020-11-29 . Urandangi State School . 2023-12-28 . Urandangi State School . en.
  6. Web site: 30 June 2016. Urandangi State School Annual Report 2015. 30 January 2017. Education Queensland. 2 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202060119/https://urandangss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Pages/Annualreports.aspx. live.
  7. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018. 28 January 2020. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 27 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx. live.
  8. Web site: 2015. Residential Campus. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190815073816/https://spinifexsc.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Documents/Policies%20and%20Procedures/residential-prospectus-2015.pdf. 15 August 2019. 15 August 2019. Spinifex State College.