Purrawunda, Queensland

Purrawunda is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Purrawunda had a population of 12 people.

Geography
Purrawunda is on the Darling Downs. The Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road runs along the southern boundary.

Soils in the area feature dark, medium clays which are fertile and well drained. The land use is predominantly crop growng. There is also some grazing on native vegetation and intensive animal husbandry (a feedlot).

History
The name Purrawunda means big fight in the local Jagera language.

Demographics
In the, Purrawunda had a population of 6 people.

In the, Purrawunda had a population of 12 people.

Economy
JBS Australia, a subsidiary of JBS S.A. owns Beef City at Purrawunda (-27.5266°N, 151.6192°W). The beef abattoir is co-located with a feedlot so that meat quality and animal welfare can be maintained.

Australia's largest birdseed manufacturer, Avigrain, has a mill at Purrawunda and processes and stores grain at the old Purrawunda Grainco silos.

Education
There are no schools in Purrawunda. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Tyson State School in neighbouring Mount Tyson to the south-west and Biddeston State School in Biddeston to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Oakey State High School in Oakey to the north-east.