Peeramon
Peeramon is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census the locality of Peeramon had a population of 628 people.[1]
| Peeramon Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Peeramon | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17.3097°S 145.6119°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 628 (2016 census locality)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 22.11/km2 (57.27/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4885 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 28.4 km2 (11.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Tablelands Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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History
The town's name is an Aboriginal word, referring to a local hill. The name was assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 25 April 1910.[2]
Lake Eacham State School opened on 1911. In 1919 it was renamed Peeramon State School. It closed in 1959.[4]
In the 2016 census the locality of Peeramon had a population of 628 people.[1]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Peeramon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Peeramon – town in Tablelands Region (entry 26298)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "Peeramon – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48834)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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