Purrawunda, Queensland

Purrawunda
Queensland
Grain silos at the Beef City feedlot, 2014
Purrawunda
Coordinates 27°31′S 151°37′E / 27.517°S 151.617°E / -27.517; 151.617Coordinates: 27°31′S 151°37′E / 27.517°S 151.617°E / -27.517; 151.617
Population 6 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4356
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Condamine
Suburbs around Purrawunda:
Yargullen Yargullen Aubigny
Mount Irving Purrawunda Aubigny
Mount Tyson Motley Motley

Purrawunda is a locality in the Toowoomba Region of the Darling Downs in southern Queensland, Australia. At the 2016 Australian Census, Purrawunda recorded a population of 6.[1] The majority of the land in Purrawunda is used for agricultural purposes.

JBS Australia, a subsidiary of JBS S.A. owns Beef City at Purrawunda. The beef abattoir is co-located with a feedlot so that meat quality and animal welfare can be maintained.[2]

Purrawunda means 'big fight' in the local Jagera language.[3]

Australia's largest birdseed manufacturer, Avigrain has a mill at Purrawunda and processes and stores grain at the old Purrawunda Grainco silos.

Soils in the area feature dark, medium clays which are fertile and well drained.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Purrawunda (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 March 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. "Our Facilities". JBS Australia. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. "Branch Of The Week - CECIL PLAINS". Railpage. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  4. "Vegetable production in South East Queensland". Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.


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