Pilerwa, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Pilerwa
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-25.6055|152.5638|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Pilerwa (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 50
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4650
| area = 6.9
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 23.0
| dir1 = SW
| location1 = Maryborough
| dist2 = 52.0
| dir2 = SW
| location2 = Hervey Bay
| dist3 = 269
| dir3 = N
| location3 = Brisbane
| dist4 =
| dir4 =
| location4 =
| lga = Fraser Coast Region
| stategov = Maryborough
| fedgov = Wide Bay
| near-n = Yerra
| near-ne = Mungar
| near-e = Mungar
| near-se = Antigua
| near-s = Yerra
| near-sw = Yerra
| near-w = Yerra
| near-nw = Yerra
}}
Pilerwa is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|46733|Pilerwa|locality in Fraser Coast Region|access-date=10 June 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Pilerwa had a population of 50 people.
Geography
The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation, crop growing (mostly sugarcane), and rural residential housing.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=29 December 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Pilerwa had a population of 51 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32337|name=Pilerwa (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Pilerwa had a population of 50 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32315|name=Pilerwa (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Pilerwa. The nearest government primary school is Mungar State School in neighbouring Mungar to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Aldridge State High School in Maryborough to the north-east. There are also non-government schools in Maryborough.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=29 December 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}
References
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Further reading
- {{cite book |last=Mathis |first=Pam J. |title=A history of Mungar |date=1988 |publisher=P. J. Mathis}} Includes Yerra & Pilerwa, Yengarie, Antigua, Pioneers Rest — [https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/1dejkfd/alma997190554702061 via State Library of Queensland]
{{Fraser Coast Region}}