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    • Peeramon is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Peeramon had a population of 778 people.[1]

    Peeramon
    Queensland
    Mr R Campbell's Dairy, Peeramon, circa 1935
    Peeramon is located in Queensland
    Peeramon

    Peeramon

    Coordinates17°18′35″S 145°36′43″E / 17.3097°S 145.6119°E / -17.3097; 145.6119 (Peeramon (town centre))
    Population778 (2021 census)[1]
     • Density27.39/km2 (70.95/sq mi)
    Postcode(s)4885
    Area28.4 km2 (11.0 sq mi)
    Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
    Location
    LGA(s)Tablelands Region
    State electorate(s)Hill
    Federal division(s)Kennedy
    Localities around Peeramon:
    East Barron Yungaburra Lake Eacham
    Upper Barron Peeramon Lake Eacham
    Kureen Kureen Malanda

    Geography

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    The locality is bounded to the east by Lake Barrine Road and to the south-east by the Johnstone River.[4]

    There are a number of neighbourhoods in Peeramon (from north-west to south-east):

    Mount Quincan (17°18′03″S 145°34′38″E / 17.3007°S 145.5772°E / -17.3007; 145.5772 (Mount Quincan)) is in the north-west of the locality and rises to 889 metres (2,917 ft) above sea level.[8][9]

    History

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    The town's name is an Aboriginal word, referring to a local hill. The name was assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 25 April 1910.[2]

    Lake Eacham State School opened on 1911. It was built by the Sydes Brothers,[10] who were chosen from the tenders called in September 1910.[11] A teacher's residence was built in 1917.[12] In 1919, it was renamed Peeramon State School. It closed in 1959.[13] It was at 107 Mckenzie Road (corner Peeramon School Road, 17°18′36″S 145°37′26″E / 17.3099°S 145.6239°E / -17.3099; 145.6239 (Peeramon State School)).[14][15]

    The Millaa Millaa branch railway opened from YungaburratoKureen (via Peeramon) on 18 October 1910.

    The Peeramon Methodist Church opened on Thursday 1 August 1918.[16]

    Demographics

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    In the 2016 census, the locality of Peeramon had a population of 628 people.[17]

    In the 2021 census, the locality of Peeramon had a population of 778 people.[1]

    Education

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    There are no schools in Peeramon. The nearest government primary schools are Yunaburra State School in neighbouring Yungaburra to the north and Malanda State School in neighbouring Malanda to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Malanda State High School in Malanda.[4]

    References

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    1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Peeramon (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.  
  • ^ a b "Peeramon – town in Tablelands Region (entry 26298)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  • ^ "Peeramon – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48834)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  • ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  • ^ "Chumbrumba – locality unbounded in Tablelands Regional (entry 39243)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  • ^ "Weerimba – locality unbounded in Tablelands Regional (entry 39345)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  • ^ "Tula – locality unbounded in Tablelands Regional (entry 39331)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  • ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  • ^ "Mount Quincan – mountain in Tablelands Region (entry 27831)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  • ^ "LAKE EACHAM SCHOOL". The Telegraph. No. 11841. Queensland, Australia. 29 October 1910. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  • ^ "WORKS TENDERS". Cairns Post. Vol. XXIV, no. 820. Queensland, Australia. 21 September 1910. p. 4. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  • ^ "NEW PUBLIC WORKS". Daily Standard. No. 1402. Queensland, Australia. 8 June 1917. p. 5 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  • ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  • ^ "Bartle Frere" (Map). Queensland Government. 1949. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  • ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m404" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  • ^ "Opening of the Methodist Church at Peeramon". The Northern Herald. Vol. XXII, no. 279. Queensland, Australia. 8 August 1918. p. 49. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  • ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Peeramon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  

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