Kragra, Queensland

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Kragra
Queensland
Kragra is located in Queensland
Kragra
Kragra
Coordinates26°07′03″S 150°47′25″E / 26.1175°S 150.7902°E / -26.1175; 150.7902 (Kragra (centre of locality))
Population26 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.0432/km2 (0.1118/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4413[2]
Area602.5 km2 (232.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)
Suburbs around Kragra:
Auburn Hawkwood Hawkwood
Auburn Kragra Cadarga
Barakula Barakula Durah

Kragra is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Kragra had a population of 26 people.[1]

Kragra's postcode is 4413.[2]

Geography

The ridgline of the Great Dividing Range roughly bounds Kragra to the south. Part of the Koko State Forest (26°03′26″S 150°52′07″E / 26.0571°S 150.8687°E / -26.0571; 150.8687 (Koko State Forest)) is in the north of the locality; the state forest extends into neighbouring Hawkwood. Part of the Jarrah State Forest is in the south-east of the locality (26°13′16″S 150°49′58″E / 26.2210°S 150.8329°E / -26.2210; 150.8329 (Jarrah State Forest)), extending into neighbouring Durah.[4]

Apart from the state forests, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.[4]

History

Kragra Provisional School opened on 18 July 1955. It closed on 31 December 1974.[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Kragra had a population of 27 people.[6]

In the 2021 census, Kragra had a population of 26 people.[1]

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[7]

Education

There are no schools in Kragra. The nearest primary school is Monogorilby State School in Monogorilby to the east. There are no nearby secondary schools; distance education or boarding school would be options.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kragra (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b Kragra Postcode Australia Post
  3. ^ "Kragra – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47721)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  5. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kragra (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

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