Kulpi, Queensland

Kulpi
Queensland
Kulpi; Queensland
	Kulpi State School, 2020
	Kulpi
Coordinates	27°11′15″S 151°42′00″E / 27.1875°S 151.7°E
Population	77 (2021 census)
• Density	3.277/km2 (8.49/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4352
Area	23.5 km2 (9.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	32.4 km (20 mi) N of Oakey ; 59.9 km (37 mi) NW of Toowoomba ; 188 km (117 mi) WNW of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Condamine
Federal division(s)	Groom
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Kulpi is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2]^[3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Kulpi had a population of 77 people.^[1]

Geography

Kulpi is on the Darling Downs, 194 kilometres (121 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane.^[4]

The Oakey–Cooyar Road runs through from south to north.^[5]

History

The site of the town of Kulpi was part of a selection made by Fred Beckmann from the Rosalie Plains pastoral run. Beckman built two establishments, the Pioneer Hotel and a store which formed the centre of the town. The settlement was originally known as Rosalie, however the name was soon changed to Kulpi, to avoid confusion with the Rosalie Plains Homestead, which was a small town in itself.^[6]

The town takes its name from its railway station name assigned to 9 January 1913 by the Queensland Railways Department. It is an reportedly an Aboriginal word meaning box tree^[2]^[7] or charred logs.^[6]

Kulpi State School opened on 9 August 1915.^[8]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the locality of Kulpi had a population of 77 people.^[9]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Kulpi had a population of 77 people.^[1]

Education

Playground, Kulpi State School, 2020

Kulpi State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 9 Beckman Street (27°11′11″S 151°42′00″E / 27.1865°S 151.6999°E / -27.1865; 151.6999 (Kulpi State School)).^[10]^[11] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 16 students with 3 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).^[12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 22 students with 3 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).^[13]

There are no secondary schools in Kulpi. The nearest government secondary schools are Quinalow State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Quinalow to the north-west and Oakey State High School (to Year 12) in Oakey to the south.^[14]

Facilities

Library services in Kulpi are provided by the Toowoomba Regional Council's mobile library service. The van visits Kulpi State School on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month.^[15]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kulpi (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Kulpi – town in Toowoomba Region (entry 18583)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^ "Kulpi – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49219)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^ "Where is". Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
^ Kulpi, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b Beal, Diana J. (Diana Joy); Phipps, Ross; Rosalie (Qld.). Council (1979). Rosalie Shire Council : The first one hundred years, 1879-1979. Rosalie Shire Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
^ "SKETCHER". The Queenslander. No. 2456. Queensland, Australia. 11 April 1914. p. 8. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kulpi (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.
^ "Kulpi State School". Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
^ "Mobile library". Toowoomba Regional Council. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.