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'''Purga''' is a rural community on the outskirts of the [[Ipswich, Queensland|Ipswich]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=placename>{{cite web|title=Purga|url=http://www.nrm.qld.gov.au/property/placenames/details.php?id=45070|work=Place name details|publisher=Queensland Government|accessdate=10 July 2013}}</ref> At the 2011 Australian Census Purga and surrounding suburbs recorded a population of 600.<ref name="census11"/> The western boundary of Purga follows Warrill Creek.
'''Purga''' is a rural [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[City of Ipswich]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|45070|Purga|locality in City of Ipswich|access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref> In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Purga had a population of 561 people.<ref name=Census2021/>


==History==
== Geography ==
Purga is on the south-western outskirts of the urban area of [[Ipswich, Queensland|Ipswich]].<ref name="globe">{{Queensland Globe|access-date=28 December 2023}}</ref>
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[[File:Purga United Church and hall.jpg|thumb|left|Purga United Church and hall, 2015]]
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The area was named after the [[parish]] which was derived from the Aboriginal word ''pur-pur'' meaning ''a meeting place''.
A railway station on the [[Dugandan railway line]] was opened in 1882.<ref name="qepl">{{cite web |url=http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/purga-and-purga-shire |title=Purga and Purga Shire |work=Queensland Places |publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, The University of Queensland |accessdate=9 April 2015 }}</ref> A primary school was opened in 1871 and closed in 1967.<ref name="qepl"/>


The western boundary of Purga follows Warrill Creek.<ref name="globe" /> Purga Creek enters the locality from the south ([[Peak Crossing, Queensland|Peak Crossing]]) and then flows north, exiting the locality to north ([[Amberley, Queensland|Amberley]] / [[Yamanto, Queensland|Yamanto]]) where it becomes a tributary of Warrill Creek.<ref name="globe" />
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==Heritage listings==


The [[Cunningham Highway]] enters the locality from the north (Yamanto / [[Deebing Heights, Queensland|Deebing Heights]]) and travels west, exiting the locality to the north-west ([[Willowbank, Queensland|Willowbank]] / Amberley).<ref name="globe" />
Purga has a number of [[heritage-listed]] sites, including:
* Boonah Road: [[Purga United Church]]<ref>{{cite QHR|16377|Purga United Church|601616|accessdate=2013-07-09}}</ref>
* Carmichaels Road: [[Purga Aboriginal Cemetery]]<ref>{{cite QHR|19555|Purga Aboriginal Cemetery|602434|accessdate=2013-07-09}}</ref>
* South Deebing Creek Road: former [[Deebing Creek Mission]]<ref>{{cite QHR|17056|Deebing Creek Mission (former)|602251|accessdate=2013-07-09}}</ref>


[[Ipswich – Boonah Road]] (State Route 93) enters the locality from the north-east (Yamanto), then runs south through the locality, before exiting to the south-east (Peak Crossing / [[Goolman, Queensland|Goolman]]).<ref>{{cite map|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Purga+QLD+4306/@-27.6984104,152.6429487,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6b96c99ef3be5f0b:0x502a35af3de95b0!8m2!3d-27.713181!4d152.739411!5m1!1e4 |title=Purga, Queensland |publisher=Google Maps |access-date=4 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="globe" />
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==References==
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The predominant land use is [[Pastoralism|grazing]] on vegetation.<ref name="globe" />
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==External links==

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== History ==
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The area was named after the [[parish]] which was derived from the Aboriginal word ''pur-pur'', meaning ''a meeting place''.<ref name="qpnl" />

Purga Creek State School was opened on 1 September 1871. It was renamed Purga State School about 1945. It closed in 1967. It was at 68 Purga School Road ({{Coord|-27.71238|152.73230|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Purga State School}}).<ref name="qepl" /><ref name="qfhs">{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]]|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref><ref name="2m40">{{cite web|date=1952|title=Map 40: Two-mile series|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m40-admin-bdy-1952.jpg|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608192349/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m40-admin-bdy-1952.jpg|archive-date=8 June 2020|access-date=9 June 2020|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|type=Map}}</ref>

Residents in the [[Fassifern Valley]] petitioned the [[Queensland Government]] to build a railway line to their district, and the first section of the [[Dugandan railway line]] was opened on 10 July 1882 as far as [[Harrisville, Queensland|Harrisville]]. This is considered to be Queensland's first branch railway. Purga was served by three stations:<ref name="qepl" /><ref name="2m402">{{cite web|date=1952|title=Map 40: Two-mile series|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m40-admin-bdy-1952.jpg|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608192349/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m40-admin-bdy-1952.jpg|archive-date=8 June 2020|access-date=9 June 2020|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|type=Map}}</ref>

* '''Loamside railway station''' on the Ipswich Boonah Road ({{coord|-27.6711|152.7364|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Loamside railway station}})
* '''Hampstead railway station''' on the Ipswich Boonah Road ({{coord|-27.69364|152.73846|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Hampstead railway station}})
* '''Purga railway station''' on the Ipswich Boonah Road ({{coord|-27.71008|152.73864|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Purga railway station}})

The branch was extended to [[Dugandan, Queensland|Dugandan]] on 12 September 1887.<ref name="kerr1990">{{cite book|last=Kerr|first=John|title=Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways|date=1990|publisher=Boolarong Publications|isbn=978-0-86439-102-5|pages=57–58, 224}}</ref><ref name="workingtheland">{{cite web|author1=Johnson, M.|author2=Saunders, K.|year=2007|title=Working The Land: An historical overview of Boonah and its northern district|url=http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/downloads/boonah.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090929090700/http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/downloads/boonah.pdf|archive-date=29 September 2009|access-date=2009-10-24|publisher=State of Queensland}}</ref> The line closed in 1964.<ref name="kerr1990" /><ref name="qepl">{{cite web |url=http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/purga-and-purga-shire |title=Purga and Purga Shire |work=Queensland Places |publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, The University of Queensland |access-date=9 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321044145/http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/purga-and-purga-shire |archive-date=21 March 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Deebing Creek Provisional School opened on 21 January 1895. In 1924, it became Purga Aboriginal State School. It closed circa 1948.<ref name="qfhs" /> It was within an Aboriginal reserve to the west of Ipswich Boonah Road (approx {{Coord|-27.7158|152.7381|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Purga Aboriginal State School (former)}}).<ref>{{Cite web |date=1945 |title=Ipswich |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-ipswich-1945-1/original |access-date=29 December 2023 |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |type=Map |archive-date=28 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228234249/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-ipswich-1945-1/original |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="globe" />

== Demographics ==
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In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Purga and surrounding suburbs had a population of 600.<ref name="Census2011">{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31363 |name=Purga (State Suburb) |accessdate=25 September 2014 |quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Purga had a population of 576 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32398|name=Purga (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Purga had a population of 561 people.<ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32374|name=Purga (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}</ref>

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== Heritage listings ==
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[[File:Purga United Church and hall.jpg|thumb|left|Purga United Church and hall, 2015]]Purga has a number of [[heritage-listed]] sites, including:
* [[Purga United Church]], 68 Purga School Road ({{Coord|-27.7124|152.7323|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Purga United Church}})<ref>{{cite QHR|16377|Purga United Church|601616|access-date=9 July 2013}}</ref>
* [[Purga Aboriginal Cemetery]], 133-145 Carmichaels Road ({{Coord|-27.7198|152.7512|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Purga Aboriginal Cemetery}})<ref>{{cite QHR|19555|Purga Aboriginal Cemetery|602434|access-date=9 July 2013}}</ref>
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== Education ==
There are no current schools in Purga. The nearest government primary schools are Amberley District State School in neighbouring Yamanto to the north-east and Peak Crossing State School in neighbouring Peak Crossing to the south. The nearest government secondary school is [[Bremer State High School]] in [[Ipswich CBD]] to the north-east. <ref name="globeschools">{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=28 December 2023 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Facilities ==
There is a sewage treatment plant at 2540-2576 Cunningham Highway ({{coord|-27.6595|152.7016|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=sewage treatment plant}}).<ref name="LandmarkAreas">{{Cite web |date=18 November 2020 |title=Landmark Areas - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/db9c913b-b7e2-4d88-9a5e-32cbb1470f12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121195536/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/db9c913b-b7e2-4d88-9a5e-32cbb1470f12 |archive-date=21 November 2020 |access-date=21 October 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref>

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== References ==
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Purga
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Hughes Road, 2015
Purga is located in Queensland
Purga
Purga
Coordinates27°41′54″S 152°42′47″E / 27.6983°S 152.7130°E / -27.6983; 152.7130 (Purga (centre of locality))
Population561 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density9.912/km2 (25.67/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4306
Area56.6 km2 (21.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)City of Ipswich
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Blair
Suburbs around Purga:
Amberley Amberley Yamanto
Willowbank Purga Deebing Heights
Mutdapilly Peak Crossing Goolman

Purga is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Purga had a population of 561 people.[1]

Geography

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Purga is on the south-western outskirts of the urban area of Ipswich.[3]

The western boundary of Purga follows Warrill Creek.[3] Purga Creek enters the locality from the south (Peak Crossing) and then flows north, exiting the locality to north (Amberley / Yamanto) where it becomes a tributary of Warrill Creek.[3]

The Cunningham Highway enters the locality from the north (Yamanto / Deebing Heights) and travels west, exiting the locality to the north-west (Willowbank / Amberley).[3]

Ipswich – Boonah Road (State Route 93) enters the locality from the north-east (Yamanto), then runs south through the locality, before exiting to the south-east (Peak Crossing / Goolman).[4][3]

The predominant land use is grazing on vegetation.[3]

History

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The area was named after the parish which was derived from the Aboriginal word pur-pur, meaning a meeting place.[2]

Purga Creek State School was opened on 1 September 1871. It was renamed Purga State School about 1945. It closed in 1967. It was at 68 Purga School Road (27°42′45″S 152°43′56″E / 27.71238°S 152.73230°E / -27.71238; 152.73230 (Purga State School)).[5][6][7]

Residents in the Fassifern Valley petitioned the Queensland Government to build a railway line to their district, and the first section of the Dugandan railway line was opened on 10 July 1882 as far as Harrisville. This is considered to be Queensland's first branch railway. Purga was served by three stations:[5][8]

The branch was extended to Dugandan on 12 September 1887.[9][10] The line closed in 1964.[9][5]

Deebing Creek Provisional School opened on 21 January 1895. In 1924, it became Purga Aboriginal State School. It closed circa 1948.[6] It was within an Aboriginal reserve to the west of Ipswich Boonah Road (approx 27°42′57″S 152°44′17″E / 27.7158°S 152.7381°E / -27.7158; 152.7381 (Purga Aboriginal State School (former))).[11][3]

Demographics

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In the 2011 census, Purga and surrounding suburbs had a population of 600.[12]

In the 2016 census, Purga had a population of 576 people.[13]

In the 2021 census, Purga had a population of 561 people.[1]

Heritage listings

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Purga United Church and hall, 2015

Purga has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

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There are no current schools in Purga. The nearest government primary schools are Amberley District State School in neighbouring Yamanto to the north-east and Peak Crossing State School in neighbouring Peak Crossing to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Bremer State High School in Ipswich CBD to the north-east. [16]

Facilities

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There is a sewage treatment plant at 2540-2576 Cunningham Highway (27°39′34″S 152°42′06″E / 27.6595°S 152.7016°E / -27.6595; 152.7016 (sewage treatment plant)).[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Purga (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Purga – locality in City of Ipswich (entry 45070)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  4. ^ Purga, Queensland (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Purga and Purga Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, The University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  6. ^ 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
  7. ^ "Map 40: Two-mile series" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Map 40: Two-mile series" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  9. ^ a b Kerr, John (1990). Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways. Boolarong Publications. pp. 57–58, 224. ISBN 978-0-86439-102-5.
  10. ^ Johnson, M.; Saunders, K. (2007). "Working The Land: An historical overview of Boonah and its northern district" (PDF). State of Queensland. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  11. ^ "Ipswich" (Map). Queensland Government. 1945. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  12. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Purga (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 September 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Purga (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  14. ^ "Purga United Church (entry 601616)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  15. ^ "Purga Aboriginal Cemetery (entry 602434)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  16. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Landmark Areas - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
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