Fairyland, Queensland

Fairyland
Queensland
Fairyland; Queensland
	Fairyland
Coordinates	26°31′41″S 150°56′01″E / 26.5280°S 150.9336°E
Population	90 (2021 census)
• Density	0.338/km2 (0.88/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4413
Area	266.3 km2 (102.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	45.7 km (28 mi) NE of Chinchilla ; 88.8 km (55 mi) NNW of Dalby ; 172 km (107 mi) NW of Toowoomba ; 299 km (186 mi) NW of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Callide
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
	Suburbs around Fairyland:

Fairyland is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Fairyland had a population of 90 people.^[1]

Geography

Fairyland is a rural locality. The land in the northernmost part of the locality is part of Barakula State Forest, while the land in the southeastern part of the locality is part of Nudley State Forest.^[3]

Nudley is a neighbourhood within Fairyland at 26°33′S 150°5′E / 26.550°S 150.083°E / -26.550; 150.083 (Nudley, Queensland).^[4]

The Chinchilla–Wondai Road passes the south-eastern corner.^[5]

Apart from the state forests, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop-growing.^[3]

History

The locality name is presumably derived from the Fairyland pastoral run, which in 1863 had an estimated carrying capacity of 4,000 sheep.^[6]

Nudley State School opened on 24 November 1913 and closed in 1956.^[7]^[8] It was on Nudley School Road (26°32′06″S 150°51′09″E / 26.5351°S 150.8525°E / -26.5351; 150.8525 (Nudley State School (former))).^[9]^[3]

Fairyland West Provisional School opened on 1 May 1941, becoming Fairyland West State School on 26 April 1957. It closed in 1980.^[7] It was located on Fairyland School Road, just east of Charleys Creek (approx 26°27′09″S 150°53′19″E / 26.4525°S 150.8886°E / -26.4525; 150.8886), now within the neighbouring locality of Durah.^[10]^[3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Fairyland had a population of 67 people.^[11]

In the 2021 census, Fairyland had a population of 90 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Fairyland. The nearest government primary school is Burra Burri State School in neighbouring Burra Burri to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Jandowae State School (to Year 10) in Jandowae to the south-east and Chinchilla State High School (to Year 12) in Chinchilla to the south-west.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fairyland (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Fairyland – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47698)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
^ "Nudley – unbounded locality in Western Downs Region (entry 24808)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
^ "Fairyland, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ "RUNS IN THE DISTRICT OF DARLING DOWNS". The Courier (Brisbane). Vol. XVIII, no. 1743. Queensland, Australia. 14 September 1863. p. 3. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^ ^a ^b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "PUBLIC WORKS TENDERS". The Telegraph. No. 12, 572. Queensland, Australia. 5 March 1913. p. 5. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m83" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
^ "9045 Barakula" (Map). Queensland Government. 1984. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Fairyland (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.