Purrawunda, Queensland
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Purrawunda
| city =
| state = qld
| image = Silos at Purrawunda.jpg
| caption = Grain silos at the Beef City feedlot, 2014
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.5158|151.6141|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Purrawunda (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 12
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4356
| area = 5.6
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 21.5
| dir1 = SW
| location1 = Oakey
| dist2 = 38.3
| dir2 = W
| location2 = Toowoomba CBD
| dist3 = 168
| dir3 = W
| location3 = Brisbane
| dist4 =
| dir4 =
| location4 =
| lga = Toowoomba Region
| stategov = Condamine
| fedgov = Groom
| near-n = Yargullen
| near-ne = Aubigny
| near-e = Aubigny
| near-se = Motley
| near-s = Motley
| near-sw = Mount Tyson
| near-w = Mount Irving
| near-nw = Yargullen
}}
Purrawunda is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|48045|Purrawunda|locality in Toowoomba Region|access-date=17 November 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Purrawunda had a population of 12 people.
Geography
Purrawunda is on the Darling Downs. The Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road runs along the southern boundary.{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Purrawunda+QLD+4356/@-27.5158485,151.5989371,14z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x6b96394faf37e43f:0x400eef17f20b910!8m2!3d-27.5187041!4d151.6119204|access-date=10 February 2022|title=Purrawunda}}{{Queensland Globe|access-date=29 December 2023}}
Soils in the area feature dark, medium clays which are fertile and well drained.{{cite web |url=http://www.daff.qld.gov.au/plants/fruit-and-vegetables/vegetables/vegetable-production-in-south-east-queensland |title=Vegetable production in South East Queensland |date=15 April 2014 |publisher=Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |access-date=4 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324054029/https://www.daff.qld.gov.au/plants/fruit-and-vegetables/vegetables/vegetable-production-in-south-east-queensland |archive-date=24 March 2015 |url-status=dead }} The land use is predominantly crop growing. There is also some grazing on native vegetation and intensive animal husbandry (a feedlot).
History
The name Purrawunda means big fight in the local Jagera language.{{Cite web|url=https://www.railpage.com.au/f-p530044.htm|title=Branch Of The Week - CECIL PLAINS|website=Railpage|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-06-05}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Purrawunda had a population of 6 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32399|name=Purrawunda (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Purrawunda had a population of 12 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32375|name=Purrawunda (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Economy
JBS Australia, a subsidiary of JBS S.A. owns Beef City at Purrawunda ({{coord|-27.5266|151.6192|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=abattoir}}).{{Cite web |date=18 November 2020 |title=Landmark Areas - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/db9c913b-b7e2-4d88-9a5e-32cbb1470f12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121195536/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/db9c913b-b7e2-4d88-9a5e-32cbb1470f12 |archive-date=21 November 2020 |access-date=21 October 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}} The beef abattoir is co-located with a feedlot so that meat quality and animal welfare can be maintained.{{cite web |url=http://www.jbssa.com.au/OurFacilities/default.aspx |title=Our Facilities |publisher=JBS Australia |access-date=27 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027034319/http://www.jbssa.com.au/OurFacilities/default.aspx |archive-date=27 October 2014 |url-status=live }}
Australia's largest birdseed manufacturer, Avigrain, has a mill at Purrawunda and processes and stores grain at the old Purrawunda Grainco silos.{{Cite web |title=About Us – Avigrain |url=https://www.avigrain.com.au/about-us |access-date=2023-12-29 |language=en-US |archive-date=27 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027085459/https://www.avigrain.com.au/about-us |url-status=live }}
Education
There are no schools in Purrawunda. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Tyson State School in neighbouring Mount Tyson to the south-west and Biddeston State School in Biddeston to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Oakey State High School in Oakey to the north-east.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=29 December 2023 |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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