Peranga, Queensland

Peranga is a town and a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3]

Peranga
Queensland
Peranga
Coordinates27.1459°S 151.6960°E / -27.1459; 151.6960
Population298 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density8.817/km2 (22.83/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4352
Area33.8 km2 (13.1 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal Division(s)Groom
Localities around Peranga:
Quinalow Maclagan Narko
Quinalow Peranga Evergreen
Quinalow Kulpi Kulpi

Geography

Peranga is a small town on the Darling Downs, 70 kilometres (43 mi) north-west of Toowoomba and 55 kilometres (34 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.[2]

Peranga Post Office opened on 11 January 1913.[4]

Peranga State School opened in 1915, closing on 30 July 1973.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7][8] The Goombungee church and hall were sold into private ownership in 2012 but the buildings are still extent (as at 2020).[9]

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.

At the 2011 census, Peranga and the surrounding area had a population of 298.[1]

At the 2011 census Peranga had a population of 298 people.[1]

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 (10 km west), Maclagan (13 km north-west) and Kulpi (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
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Peranga (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  2. "Peranga – town in Toowoomba Region (entry 26425)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  3. "Peranga – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48035)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  4. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. "Closed Churches". Anglican Church Southern Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  7. "Noticeboard outside Goombungee Uniting Church, 6 George Street". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  8. "6 George Street Goombungee Qld 4354". Realestate.com.au. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  9. "6 George Street Goombungee Qld 4354". Realestate.com.au. Retrieved 17 December 2020.


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