Prospect, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Prospect
State:qld
Coordinates:-24.4972°N 150.4161°W
Pop:289
Postcode:4715
Area:417.0
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:12.0
Dir1:SW
Location1:Biloela
Dist2:133
Dir2:SW
Location2:Gladstone
Dist3:152
Dir3:SSW
Location3:Rockhampton
Dist4:580
Dir4:NW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Shire of Banana
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Orange Creek
Near-Ne:Dakenba
Biloela
Near-E:Valentine Plains
Near-Se:Thangool
Near-S:Castle Creek
Near-Sw:Tarramba
Near-W:Banana
Near-Nw:Banana

Prospect is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Prospect had a population of 289 people.

Geography

Prospect Creek is a neighbourhood (-24.4166°N 150.4333°W).[2]

Mount Bulgi (-24.4723°N 150.3663°W) rises to above sea level.[3] [4]

History

Torsdale Farm Provisional School opened on 16 July 1919 as a half-time provisional school in conjunction with Torsdale Station Provisional School (meaning they shared a single teacher). Both schools closed on 31 December 1920 due to low student numbers.

Kooingal State School opened on 4 June 1931. It closed on 8 July 1956. It was at 1382 Crowsdale Camboon Road .

On 2 October 1935, Torsdale Farm Provisional School reopened. In 1944, approval was given for the establishment of a Prospect Creek State School to replace the provisional school at Torsdale Farm on the same site. Prospect Creek State School opened on 5 June 1944.[5] [6] [7] [8]

The mobile library service commenced in 2004.[9]

Demographics

In the, Prospect had a population of 297 people.

In the, Prospect had a population of 289 people.

Education

Prospect Creek State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 12935 Dawson Highway (-24.4211°N 150.4293°W).[10] [11] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 42 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[12]

There are no secondary schools in Prospect. The nearest government secondary school is Biloela State High School in neighbouring Biloela to the north-east.

Amenities

Banana Shire Council provides a fortnightly mobile library service at Prospect Creek School.[13] [14]

Notes and References

  1. 26 December 2020.
  2. 26 December 2020.
  3. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  4. 25 November 2020.
  5. 18 April 2019.
  6. News: 11 July 1944 . PROSPECT CREEK SCHOOL . 5 . . 25,195 . Queensland, Australia . 2 February 2018 . National Library of Australia.
  7. Web site: 2021-08-17 . History . 2022-12-27 . Prospect Creek State School . en.
  8. Web site: 1950 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m163 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221226215121/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m163-admin-bdy-1950.jpg . 26 December 2022 . 27 December 2022 . . Map.
  9. Web site: November 2017 . Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17 . 29 January 2018 . Public Libraries Connect . . 11.
  10. 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.
  11. Web site: 2020-11-29 . Prospect Creek State School . 2022-12-27 . Prospect Creek State School . en.
  12. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018 . 28 January 2020 . Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority.
  13. Web site: Library: Branches & Opening hours. Banana Shire Council. 8 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170319163850/http://www.banana.qld.gov.au/branches. 19 March 2017. dead.
  14. Web site: Mobile library timetable . 27 December 2022 . Banana Shire Council.