Meandarra
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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Meandarra
| state = qld
| image = Meandarra - ANZAC War Memorial.jpg
| caption = Meandarra ANZAC Memorial Museum, 2010
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.3238|149.8805|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Meandarra (town centre)}}
| pop = 244
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4422
| area = 806.4
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 63.8
| dir1 = W
| location1 = Tara
| dist2 = 85.6
| dir2 = SSW
| location2 = Miles
| dist3 = 154
| dir3 = W
| location3 = Dalby
| dist4 = 236
| dir4 = W
| location4 = Toowoomba
| dist5 = 364
| dir5 = W
| location5 = Brisbane
| lga = Western Downs Region
| stategov = Warrego
| fedgov = Maranoa
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| near-n = Yulabilla
| near-ne = Condamine
| near-e = Hannaford
| near-se = Hannaford
| near-s = Inglestone
| near-sw = Coomrith
| near-w = Glenmorgan
| near-nw = Glenmorgan
}}
Meandarra is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|21484|Meandarra|town in Western Downs Region|accessdate=29 December 2020}}{{cite QPN|47726|Meandarra|locality in Western Downs Region|accessdate=29 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Meandarra had a population of 244 people.
Geography
The town is located on Brigalow Creek,{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=4 June 2025 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}} {{convert|361|km|mi}} west of the state capital, Brisbane. The former town of Undulla is in the north-east of the locality ({{Coord|-27.1847|149.9475
|type:city_region:AU-QLD|name=Undulla (former town)}}).{{Cite QPN|35794|Undulla|town in Western Downs Region|access-date=4 June 2025}}
The Glenmorgan railway line enters the locality from the east and terminates at the Meandarra railway station immediately north of the town ({{Coord|-27.3219|149.8861|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Meandarra railway station}}).{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=4 June 2025 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}
History
First surveyed in 1912 by surveyor John Daveney Steele, the town derived its name from a pastoral run first used by pastoralist Archibald Meston on 16 October 1867.
Cooroorah Provisional School opened in 1913 and closed on 1919. After a temporary closure in 1915, it closed permanently 1919. Its location was "via Meandarra".{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}
Meandarra State School opened on 27 September 1915.{{Cite QldSchool|access-date=18 April 2019}}
Kinkabilla Provisional School opened on 1921 and closed circa 1934. Its location was "via Meandarra".
Meandarra Post Office opened on 1 January 1928 (a receiving office was open from 1910 until 1918).{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country= | access-date = 10 May 2014 | archive-date = 15 May 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140515223132/http://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD& | url-status = live }}
On 21 June 1953, St Margaret Mary Catholic Church was officially opened and dedicated by the Vicar Capitular of Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba Michael Morrissey McKenna. It was the first church in Meandarra.{{cite news|date=3 July 1953|title=MEANDARRA CHURCH OPENING|page=1|newspaper=The Dalby Herald|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article217551006|accessdate=28 February 2021|via=National Library of Australia}}
St Augustine's Anglican Church opened in 1955.
Meandarra Assembly of God Church was established in 1995. It later renamed itself as the Country Hope Church.
The Glenmorgan railway line was closed beyond Meandarra to Block Trains on 26 June 2013, making Meandarra the terminus.{{cite web|url=http://www.queenslandrail.com.au/NetworkServices/AccessandRegulation/Documents/Southern%20Queensland%20Line%20Diagrams.pdf|title=Southern Queensland line diagrams|date=November 2013|website=Queensland Rail|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425032434/http://www.queenslandrail.com.au/NetworkServices/AccessandRegulation/Documents/Southern%20Queensland%20Line%20Diagrams.pdf|archive-date=25 April 2014|access-date=24 April 2014}} the line beyond Meandarra is "booked out of use" as of 2022
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2006}}, the locality of Meandarra and the surrounding area had a population of 341 people.{{Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC36671|name=Meandarra (Tara Shire) (State Suburb)|accessdate=7 November 2010|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Meandarra had a population of 262 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31813|name=Meandarra (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Meandarra had a population of 244 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31797|name=Meandarra (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
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Meandarra State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls in Sara Street ({{coord|-27.3240|149.8822|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Meandarra State School}}).{{Cite web |date=2020-11-29 |title=Meandarra State School |url=https://meandarrass.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=Meandarra State School |language=en}}{{cite web|date=9 July 2018|title=State and non-state school details|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archivedate=21 November 2018|accessdate=21 November 2018|publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite web|title=Meandarra State School|url=https://www.meandrrass.eq.edu.au|accessdate=21 November 2018|archive-date=26 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326165328/http://www.meandrrass.eq.edu.au/|url-status=live}} In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 37 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).{{Cite web|title=Annual Report 2016|url=https://meandrrass.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/1473-meandarra-ss-sar2016.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917022353/https://meandrrass.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/1473-meandarra-ss-sar2016.pdf|archive-date=17 September 2017|access-date=17 September 2017|website=Meandarra State School}} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 41 students with 5 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).{{cite web|title=ACARA School Profile 2018|url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|accessdate=28 January 2020|publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority|archive-date=27 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|url-status=live}}
There are no secondary schools in Meandarra. The nearest secondary school is Tara Shire State College in Tara to the east, but it is a considerable distance for a daily commute and other options would be distance education or boarding school.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=28 February 2021}}
Amenities
The Western Downs Regional Council operates the Meandarra Library on Sara Street.{{Cite web|url=http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/western_downs/meandarra_library|title=Meandarra Library|date=30 August 2016|website=Public Libraries Connect|publisher=State Library of Queensland|access-date=31 January 2018|archive-date=31 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131140839/http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/western_downs/meandarra_library|url-status=live}}
St Augustine's Anglican Church is on the north-west corner of Sara Street and Maude Street ({{Coord|-27.3254|149.8814|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=St Augustine's Anglican Church}}).{{Cite web|title=St Augustine's Anglican Church|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/anglican/directory/2582-st-augustineand#39;s-anglican-church|access-date=28 February 2021|website=Churches Australia|language=en-AU}}{{Cite web|title=St Augustine's Anglican Church, Meandarra (1955-)|url=https://www.nationalredress.gov.au/institutions/search/10087471|access-date=28 February 2021|website=National Redress Scheme}}
St Margaret Mary Catholic Church is at 16 Walton Street ({{Coord|-27.3230|149.8790|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=St Margaret Mary Catholic Church}}).{{Cite web|title=St Margaret Mary Catholic Church|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/catholic/directory/2580-st-margaret-mary-catholic-church|access-date=28 February 2021|website=Churches Australia|language=en-AU}} It is part of the St Mary of the Angels' Parish of Tara.{{Cite web|date=26 July 2017|title=St Margaret Mary Church, Meandarra|url=https://www.twb.catholic.org.au/church/st-margaret-mary-church-meandarra/|access-date=28 February 2021|website=Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba}}
The Country Hope Church (also known as the Meandarra Assembly of God Church) is on the north-west corner of Sara Street and Gibson Street ({{Coord|-27.3262|149.8808|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Country Hope Church}}).{{Cite web|title=Meandarra Assembly of God Church|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/australian-christian-churches/directory/2581-meandarra-assembly-of-god-church|access-date=28 February 2021|website=Churches Australia|language=en-AU}}{{Cite web|title=Country Hope Church, Meandarra (1995-)|url=https://www.nationalredress.gov.au/institutions/search/10263246|access-date=28 February 2021|website=National Redress Scheme}}
The Meandarra/Glenmorgan Lutheran congregation holds their services in the Glenmorgan Community Church.{{Cite web|title=Meandarra Glenmorgan Lutheran Church Services|url=https://www.southwesternqldlutheranparish.com.au/meandarra-glenmorgan|url-status=live|access-date=27 February 2021|website=South Western Queensland Lutheran Parish|language=en-AU|archive-date=25 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025041816/https://www.southwesternqldlutheranparish.com.au/meandarra-glenmorgan}}
The Royal Hotel operates on Sara Street.{{Cite web|url=http://www.meandarra.com.au|title=The Royal Hotel Meandarra|date=14 November 2018|website=The Royal Hotel Meandarra|access-date=14 November 2018|archive-date=14 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114100446/http://www.meandarra.com.au/|url-status=live}}
Attractions
Meandarra ANZAC Memorial Museum is in Sara Street ({{Coord|-27.3229|149.8827|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Meandarra ANZAC Memorial Museum}}). It contains a large collection of ANZAC memorabilia including a Canberra bomber and a German U-boat engine.
References
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External links
{{commons category|Meandarra, Queensland}}
- {{cite web|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-meandarra-1986.jpg|title=Town map of Meandarra|date=1986|publisher=Queensland Government}}
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