Kulpi, Queensland

Kulpi
Queensland
Kulpi
Coordinates 27°10′48″S 151°41′35″E / 27.180°S 151.693°E / -27.180; 151.693Coordinates: 27°10′48″S 151°41′35″E / 27.180°S 151.693°E / -27.180; 151.693
Population 77 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4352
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Condamine
Federal Division(s) Groom
Suburbs around Kulpi:
Quinalow Peranga
Evergreen		 Mount Darry
Quinalow Kulpi Mount Darry
Brymaroo Rosalie Plains Mount Darry

Kulpi is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The town is in the Toowoomba local government area, 194 kilometres (121 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane.[2] At the 2016 Australian Census, Kulpi recorded a population of 77.[1]

History

The site of the town of Kulpi was part of a selection made by Fred Beckmann from the Rosalie Plains pastoral run. Mr. 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. The name Kulpi came from an aboriginal word meaning "charred logs".[3]

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.[4]

Kulpi State School opened in August 1915.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kulpi (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 March 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "Where is". Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Beal, Diana J. (Diana Joy); Phipps, Ross; Rosalie (Qld.). Council (1979), Rosalie Shire Council : The first one hundred years, 1879-1979, Rosalie Shire Council, retrieved 24 October 2014
  4. ↑ "Mobile library". Toowoomba Regional Council. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Schools opening dates". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Kulpi SS". Retrieved 31 January 2017.


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