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Prospect is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Prospect had a population of 297 people.[1]

Prospect
Queensland
Prospect
Coordinates24.4972°S 150.4161°E / -24.4972; 150.4161 (Prospect (centre of locality))
Population297 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.7122/km2 (1.845/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4715
Area417.0 km2 (161.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Shire of Banana
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Prospect:
Banana Orange Creek Dakenba
Biloela
Banana Prospect Valentine Plains
Tarramba Castle Creek Thangool

Geography


Prospect Creek is a neighbourhood (24.4166°S 150.4333°E / -24.4166; 150.4333 (Prospect Creek (neighbourhood))).[3]


History


The mobile library service commenced in 2004.[4]

The provisional school at opened on 2 October 1935 [5] and approval was given in 1944 for the establishment of a State School in prospect Creek to replace the provisional school at Torsdale Farm[6]

Torsdale Farm Provisional School opened on 16 July 1919 as a half-time provisional school in conjunction with Torsdale Station Provisional School (meaning they shared a single teacher). Torsdale Farm Provisional School closed on 31 Dec 1920, but reopened on 2 Oct 1935. On 5 June 1944 it became Prospect Creek State School.[7]

In the 2016 census Prospect had a population of 297 people.[1]


Amenities


Banana Shire Council provides a fortnightly mobile library service at Prospect Creek School.[8][9]


References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Prospect (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Prospect – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49568)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. "Prospect Creek – locality unbounded in Shire of Banana (entry 27557)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  4. "Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17" (PDF). Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. November 2017. p. 11. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  5. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. "PROSPECT CREEK SCHOOL". Morning Bulletin. No. 25, 195. Queensland, Australia. 11 July 1944. p. 5. Retrieved 2 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. "Library: Branches & Opening hours". Banana Shire Council. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  9. "Banana Shire Mobile Library Timetable" (PDF). Banana Shire Council. Retrieved 8 May 2017.[permanent dead link]


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