Crawford, Queensland
| Crawford Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 State school at Crawford, 2008 | |||||||||||||||
  Crawford | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°29′55″S 151°48′39″E / 26.4986°S 151.8108°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 182 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4610 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 22.8 km2 (8.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Crawford is a locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]
History[edit]
The locality takes its name from the Crawford railway station named by Queensland Railways Department in 1904, named after engineer Hugh Ralston Crawford who supervised the construction of the Wondai-Kingaroy railway.[2][3]
Logboy Provisional School opened on 22 April 1902. On 1 January 1909, it became Logboy State School. In 1911, it was renamed Crawford State School.[4]
Crawford Methodist Church was built in 1915. It could seat 100 people and was built at a cost of £300. It is no longer extant.[5]
In the 2016 census, Crawford had a population of 142 people.[6]
Education[edit]
Crawford State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 215-227 Siefert Street (26°29′51″S 151°49′21″E / 26.4975°S 151.8225°E).[7][8] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 36 students with 3 teachers and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[9]
There are no secondary schools in Crawford. The nearest government secondary school is Kingaroy State High School in neighbouring Kingaroy to the south-east.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Crawford (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Crawford – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46211)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Crawford – railway station in South Burnett Region (entry 8703)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Blake, Thom. "Crawford Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Crawford (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Crawford State School". Crawford State School. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
External links[edit]
Media related to Crawford, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons