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Crawford is a locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]

Crawford
Queensland
State school at Crawford, 2008
Crawford
Coordinates26.4986°S 151.8108°E / -26.4986; 151.8108 (Crawford (centre of locality))
Population142 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density6.23/km2 (16.13/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4610
Area22.8 km2 (8.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
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

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. On 1 January 1909 it became Logboy State School. In 1911 it was renamed Crawford State School in 1911.[4]

In the 2016 census Crawford had a population of 142 people.[1]


Education


Crawford State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 215-227 Siefert Street (26.4975°S 151.8225°E / -26.4975; 151.8225 (Crawford State School)).[5][6] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 36 students with 3 teachers and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[7]


References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Crawford (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "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. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. "Crawford State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.


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