Peranga, Queensland
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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Peranga
| state = qld
| image =
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| coordinates = {{coord|-27.1458|151.6961|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Peranga (town centre)}}
| pop = 98
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4352
| area = 29.9
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 44.8
| dir1 = N
| location1 = Oakey
| dist2 = 52.7
| dir2 = E
| location2 = Dalby
| dist3 = 71.9
| dir3 = NNW
| location3 = Toowoomba
| dist4 = 200
| dir4 = WNW
| location4 = Brisbane
| lga = Toowoomba Region
| stategov = Condamine
| fedgov = Groom
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| near-n = Maclagan
| near-ne = Narko
| near-e = Evergreen
| near-se = Kulpi
| near-s = Kulpi
| near-sw = Quinalow
| near-w = Quinalow
| near-nw = Quinalow
}}
Peranga is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|26425|Peranga|town in Toowoomba Region|accessdate=29 December 2020}}{{cite QPN|48035|Peranga|locality in Toowoomba Region|accessdate=29 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Peranga had a population of 98 people.
Geography
Peranga is a small town on the Darling Downs, {{convert|70|km|mi}} north-west of Toowoomba and {{convert|55|km|mi}} north-east of Dalby.
History
The name Peranga derives from the name of an outstation on Rosalie Plains pastoral run, assigned when the town was surveyed in 1911.
Peranga State School opened in 1915, closing on 30 July 1973.{{Citation|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|author1=Queensland Family History Society|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}
On Sunday 25 March 1917, Archbishop James Duhig officially opened and dedicated Our Lady of the Annunciation Catholic Church.{{cite news |date=26 March 1917 |title=PERANGA CATHOLIC CHURCH. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article252894574 |accessdate=15 February 2025 |newspaper=The Toowoomba Chronicle |location=Queensland, Australia |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=LI |issue=72}}{{cite news |date=17 March 1917 |title=CATHOLIC CHURCH AT PERANGA |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article252890934 |accessdate=15 February 2025 |newspaper=The Toowoomba Chronicle |location=Queensland, Australia |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=LI |issue=65}} It was closed in December 2024 by Bishop Ken Howell.{{Cite web |last=Bishop Ken Howell |date=8 December 2024 |title=A day to give thanks for 107 years of Our Lady of the Annunciation church, Peranga - Oakey Parish |url=https://www.facebook.com/BishopKenHowell/posts/pfbid02BrtXtD3XDWc1rqY7uzeieSve15Pu9N2GjgEy2upPwbRzVokk71SQ3tbbo1oTxMUal |access-date=15 February 2025}} It was at 24-30 Church Street ({{Coord|-27.14666|151.69618|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Our Lady of the Annunciation Catholic Church (former)}}).{{Cite web |title=Offers to Purchase: 24-30 Church Street, Peranga QLD 4352 |url=https://www.domain.com.au/24-30-church-street-peranga-qld-4352-2019677795?fbclid=IwY2xjawIcxUNleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHZvGnxuNXh2rUboCOeQSeph92vnLpkwDlj_tS3wq8IvaYWZUZbtn8B0usQ_aem_gdJTl-Eg38SmWJZJ4susbw |access-date=15 February 2025 |website=Domain Group}}{{Cite web |title=Our Lady of the Annunciation Catholic Church {{!}} Peranga |url=https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=81&Our%20Lady%20of%20the%20Annunciation%20Catholic%20Church%20Peranga |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=Queensland Religious Places Database}}
The Peranga & District Bowls Club opened in 1955.
The Anglican Church of St John the Evangelist was consecrated circa 1959. Its last service was held on 13 May 1961 due to a reduction in the congregation.{{Cite web|url=https://anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/|title=Closed Churches|website=Anglican Church Southern Queensland|access-date=31 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403003329/https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/|archive-date=3 April 2019|url-status=dead}}
Peranga Methodist Church opened on 25 June 1961. When the Methodist Church amalgamated into the Uniting Church in Australia, it became Peranga Uniting Church on 22 June 1977. The last service was held in Peranga on 19 January 1997, after which the church building was relocated to Goombungee to be used as the hall for the Goombungee Uniting Church.{{Cite web|title=Noticeboard outside Goombungee Uniting Church, 6 George Street|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/content/directory/full/Goombungee_Uniting_Church_-_Former-9351-3482.jpg|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217051755/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/content/directory/full/Goombungee_Uniting_Church_-_Former-9351-3482.jpg|archive-date=17 December 2020|access-date=17 December 2020|website=Churches Australia}}{{Cite web|title=6 George Street Goombungee Qld 4354|url=https://www.realestate.com.au/property/6-george-st-goombungee-qld-4354|access-date=17 December 2020|website=Realestate.com.au}} The Goombungee church and hall were sold into private ownership in 2012 for $185,000, but the buildings are still extent (as at 2020).{{Cite web|title=6 George Street Goombungee Qld 4354|url=https://www.realestate.com.au/property/6-george-st-goombungee-qld-4354|access-date=17 December 2020|website=Realestate.com.au}}
Once the prosperous hub of a rich dairy-producing area, Peranga went into sharp decline after the closure of the Oakey-Cooyar railway line in the mid-1960s. The hotel burnt down in 1967, followed by the school's closure in 1973.{{Cite web |last=Garrad |first=Janette |date=2013-01-24 |title=Peranga - a short history |url=https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/peranga-short-history |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=State Library Of Queensland |language=en}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, the locality of Peranga and surrounding area had a population of 298 people.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31312 |name=Peranga (State Suburb) |accessdate=1 July 2013 |quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Peranga had a population of 85 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32319|name=Peranga (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Peranga had a population of 98 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32297|name=Peranga (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Peranga. The nearest primary schools are Quinalow State School in neighbouring Quinalow to the west and Kulpi State School in neighbouring Kulpi to the south. The nearest secondary schools are Quinalow State School (to Year 10) in Quinalow and Oakey State High School in Oakey to the south.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=5 March 2021}}
Amenities
The Peranga & District Bowls Club is still in operation. There is a post office and general store, a one-man police station and a town hall.
Together with Peranga, the surrounding towns of Quinalow ({{convert|10|km}} west), Maclagan ({{convert|13|km}} north-west) and Kulpi ({{convert|9|km}} south) are interdependent, having between them all the amenities of a small town. Kulpi has a hotel and tennis courts; Quinalow a garage, cafe, hotel, rural supplier, school, swimming pool, caravan park, library, tractor dealership, tennis courts, hall, and skate park; and Maclagan has a post office and general store, two wineries, a small museum, a butcher, a kindergarten and several parks.
References
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{{Toowoomba Region}}
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