| 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.
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]
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]
In the, Prospect had a population of 297 people.
In the, Prospect had a population of 289 people.
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.
Banana Shire Council provides a fortnightly mobile library service at Prospect Creek School.[13] [14]
