Fairyland, Queensland

Fairyland is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Fairyland had a population of 90 people.

Geography
Fairyland is a rural locality. The land in the northernmost part of the locality is part of Barakula State Forest, while the land in the southeastern part of the locality is part of Nudley State Forest.

Nudley is a neighbourhood within Fairyland at -26.55°N, 150.08333°W.

The Chinchilla–Wondai Road passes the south-eastern corner.

Apart from the state forests, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop-growing.

History
The locality name is presumably derived from the Fairyland pastoral run, which in 1863 had an estimated carrying capacity of 4,000 sheep.

Nudley State School opened on 24 November 1913 and closed in 1956. It was on Nudley School Road (-26.5351°N, 150.8525°W).

Fairyland West Provisional School opened on 1 May 1941, becoming Fairyland West State School on 26 April 1957. It closed in 1980. It was located on Fairyland School Road, just east of Charleys Creek (approx -26.4525°N, 150.8886°W), now within the neighbouring locality of Durah.

Demographics
In the, Fairyland had a population of 67 people.

In the, Fairyland had a population of 90 people.

Education
There are no schools in Fairyland. The nearest government primary school is Burra Burri State School in neighbouring Burra Burri to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Jandowae State School (to Year 10) in Jandowae to the south-east and Chinchilla State High School (to Year 12) in Chinchilla to the south-west.