Pirrinuan Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27°02′51″S 151°14′16″E / 27.0475°S 151.2377°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 221 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1.562/km2 (4.045/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4405 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 141.5 km2 (54.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Pirrinuan is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Pirrinuan had a population of 221 people.[1]
Karingal is a neighbourhood within the south of the locality (27°05′00″S 151°14′00″E / 27.0833°S 151.2333°E).[3][4]
Pirrinuan railway station is an abandoned railway station on an abandoned Jandowae railway line. It was on Dalby Jandowae Road (27°01′59″S 151°14′08″E / 27.0331°S 151.2355°E).[5][4]
The Dalby–Jandowae Road (State Route 82) runs through from south to north.[6]
Pirrinuan State School opened on 21 August 1911.[7] It closed in January 1932 due to low student numbers.[8] It was on Dead Horse Lane (approx 27°02′45″S 151°16′48″E / 27.04585°S 151.28012°E).[9][10]
The school reopened in 1937.[11] It closed circa 1963.[12] It was on Dalby Jandowae Road to the immediate north-east of the railway station (approx 27°01′50″S 151°14′14″E / 27.0305°S 151.2372°E).[13][14][10]
In the 2016 census, Pirrinuan had a population of 193 people.[15]
In the 2021 census, Pirrinuan had a population of 221 people.[1]