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Coordinates: 26°29′55″S 151°48′39″E / 26.4986°S 151.8108°E / -26.4986; 151.8108 (Crawford (centre of locality))
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The locality takes its name from the [[Crawford railway station, Queensland|Crawford railway station]] named by [[Queensland Railways Department]] in 1904, named after engineer [[Hugh Ralston Crawford]] who supervised the construction of the [[Nanango railway line|Wondai-Kingaroy railway]].<ref name=qpnl/><ref>{{Cite QPN|8703|Crawford|railway station in South Burnett Region|accessdate=27 December 2017}}</ref>
The locality takes its name from the [[Crawford railway station, Queensland|Crawford railway station]] named by [[Queensland Railways Department]] in 1904, named after engineer [[Hugh Ralston Crawford]] who supervised the construction of the [[Nanango railway line|Wondai-Kingaroy railway]].<ref name=qpnl/><ref>{{Cite QPN|8703|Crawford|railway station in South Burnett Region|accessdate=27 December 2017}}</ref>


Logboy Provisional School opened on 22 April 1902.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 June 1902 |title=Public Instruction |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article183141254 |accessdate=8 June 2024 |newspaper=[[The Week]] |location=Queensland, Australia |page=31 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=LIII |issue=1,383}}</ref> On 1 January 1909, it became Logboy State School. In 1911, it was moved to its current position and renamed Crawford State School.<ref name=qfhs>{{Citation | author1=Queensland Family History Society | title=Queensland schools past and present | publication-date=2010 | publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]] | edition=Version 1.01 | isbn=978-1-921171-26-0 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=28 July 1928 |title=CRAWFORD. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21310999 |accessdate=8 June 2024 |newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]] |location=Queensland, Australia |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=21,998}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=21 February 1911 |title=TENDER ACCEPTED. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article175854934 |accessdate=8 June 2024 |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Brisbane)|The Telegraph]] |location=Queensland, Australia |page=3 (SECOND EDITION) |via=National Library of Australia |issue=11,939}}</ref>
Logboy Provisional School opened on 22 April 1902.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 June 1902 |title=Public Instruction |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article183141254 |accessdate=8 June 2024 |newspaper=[[The Week]] |location=Queensland, Australia |page=31 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=LIII |issue=1,383}}</ref> On 1 January 1909, it became Logboy State School. It was at 289 Weens Road (now within the present-day locality of [[Kingaroy]]).<ref>{{Cite web |date=1915 |title=County of Fitzroy |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-county-fitzroy-1915/original |access-date=21 November 2024 |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |type=Map}}</ref> In 1911, it was moved to its current position and renamed Crawford State School, opening with 29 students.<ref name=qfhs>{{Citation | author1=Queensland Family History Society | title=Queensland schools past and present | publication-date=2010 | publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]] | edition=Version 1.01 | isbn=978-1-921171-26-0 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=28 July 1928 |title=CRAWFORD. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21310999 |accessdate=8 June 2024 |newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]] |location=Queensland, Australia |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=21,998}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=21 February 1911 |title=TENDER ACCEPTED. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article175854934 |accessdate=8 June 2024 |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Brisbane)|The Telegraph]] |location=Queensland, Australia |page=3 (SECOND EDITION) |via=National Library of Australia |issue=11,939}}</ref><ref>{{Cite QSA Agency|5141|Crawford State School|8 June 2024
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=24 May 1911 |title=KINGAR0Y. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article151531129 |accessdate=8 June 2024 |newspaper=[[Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser]] |location=Queensland, Australia |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=11,882}}</ref>


Crawford Methodist Church was built in 1915. It could seat 100 people and was built at a cost of £300. It is no longer extant.<ref name="QRPD-5451">{{cite web |last=Blake |first=Thom |title=Crawford Methodist Church |url=https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p_n.php?id=5451 |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=Queensland religious places database}}</ref>
Crawford Methodist Church was built in 1915. It could seat 100 people and was built at a cost of £300. It is no longer extant.<ref name="QRPD-5451">{{cite web |last=Blake |first=Thom |title=Crawford Methodist Church |url=https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p_n.php?id=5451 |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=Queensland religious places database}}</ref>

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Crawford
Queensland
State school at Crawford, 2008
Crawford is located in Queensland
Crawford
Crawford
Coordinates26°29′55″S 151°48′39″E / 26.4986°S 151.8108°E / -26.4986; 151.8108 (Crawford (centre of locality))
Population182 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density7.98/km2 (20.67/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4610
Area22.8 km2 (8.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Crawford:
Memerambi Memerambi Memerambi
Gordonbrook Crawford Kingaroy
Kingaroy Kingaroy Kingaroy

Crawford is a locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Crawford had a population of 182 people.[1]

History

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The locality takes its name from the Crawford railway station named by Queensland Railways Department in 1904, named after engineer Hugh Ralston Crawford who supervised the construction of the Wondai-Kingaroy railway.[2][3]

Logboy Provisional School opened on 22 April 1902.[4] On 1 January 1909, it became Logboy State School. It was at 289 Weens Road (now within the present-day locality of Kingaroy).[5] In 1911, it was moved to its current position and renamed Crawford State School, opening with 29 students.[6][7][8][9][10]

Crawford Methodist Church was built in 1915. It could seat 100 people and was built at a cost of £300. It is no longer extant.[11]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Crawford had a population of 142 people.[12]

In the 2021 census, Crawford had a population of 182 people.[1]

Education

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Crawford State School, 2022

Crawford State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 215-227 Siefert Street (26°29′51″S 151°49′21″E / 26.4975°S 151.8225°E / -26.4975; 151.8225 (Crawford State School)).[13][14] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 36 students with 3 teachers and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[15]

There are no secondary schools in Crawford. The nearest government secondary school is Kingaroy State High School in neighbouring Kingaroy to the south-east.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Crawford (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Crawford – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46211)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Crawford – railway station in South Burnett Region (entry 8703)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Public Instruction". The Week. Vol. LIII, no. 1, 383. Queensland, Australia. 27 June 1902. p. 31. Retrieved 8 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "County of Fitzroy" (Map). Queensland Government. 1915. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  6. ^ 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. ^ "CRAWFORD". The Brisbane Courier. No. 21, 998. Queensland, Australia. 28 July 1928. p. 11. Retrieved 8 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "TENDER ACCEPTED". The Telegraph. No. 11, 939. Queensland, Australia. 21 February 1911. p. 3 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 8 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Agency ID 5141, Crawford State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  10. ^ "KINGAR0Y". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 11, 882. Queensland, Australia. 24 May 1911. p. 6. Retrieved 8 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ Blake, Thom. "Crawford Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  12. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Crawford (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  14. ^ "Crawford State School". Crawford State School. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  15. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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