Crawford, Queensland

Crawford
Queensland
State school at Crawford, 2008
Crawford is located in Queensland
Crawford
Crawford
Coordinates26°29′55″S 151°48′39″E / 26.4986°S 151.8108°E / -26.4986; 151.8108 (Crawford (centre of locality))
Population182 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density7.98/km2 (20.67/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4610
Area22.8 km2 (8.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Crawford:
Memerambi Memerambi Memerambi
Gordonbrook Crawford Kingaroy
Kingaroy Kingaroy Kingaroy

Crawford is a locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Crawford had a population of 182 people.[1]

History

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.[4] On 1 January 1909, it became Logboy State School. It was at 289 Weens Road (now within the present-day locality of Kingaroy).[5] In 1911, it was moved to its current position and renamed Crawford State School, opening with 29 students.[6][7][8][9][10]

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.[11]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Crawford had a population of 142 people.[12]

In the 2021 census, Crawford had a population of 182 people.[1]

Education

Crawford State School, 2022

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 / -26.4975; 151.8225 (Crawford State School)).[13][14] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 36 students with 3 teachers and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[15]

There are no secondary schools in Crawford. The nearest government secondary school is Kingaroy State High School in neighbouring Kingaroy to the south-east.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Crawford (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Crawford – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46211)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Crawford – railway station in South Burnett Region (entry 8703)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Public Instruction". The Week. Vol. LIII, no. 1, 383. Queensland, Australia. 27 June 1902. p. 31. Retrieved 8 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "County of Fitzroy" (Map). Queensland Government. 1915. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  6. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ^ "CRAWFORD". The Brisbane Courier. No. 21, 998. Queensland, Australia. 28 July 1928. p. 11. Retrieved 8 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "TENDER ACCEPTED". The Telegraph. No. 11, 939. Queensland, Australia. 21 February 1911. p. 3 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 8 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Agency ID 5141, Crawford State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  10. ^ "KINGAR0Y". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 11, 882. Queensland, Australia. 24 May 1911. p. 6. Retrieved 8 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ Blake, Thom. "Crawford Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  12. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Crawford (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  14. ^ "Crawford State School". Crawford State School. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  15. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

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