Karara, Queensland facts for kids
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Karara State School
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 Karara
Location in Queensland
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| Population | 123 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.3058/km2 (0.792/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4352 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 402.2 km2 (155.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Karara is a town and locality in the Darling Downs region within the Queensland, Australia. It is in the Southern Downs Region local government area. In the 2016 census, Karara had a population of 123 people.
Geography
The town is on the Cunningham Highway, 208 kilometres (129 mi) south west of the state capital, Brisbane. The highway passes through the locality from the east to the south-west. The Toowoomba-Karara Road connects the highway through to the north of the locality to Leyburn and ultimately through to Toowoomba. The South Western railway line passes through the locality roughly parallel and to the north of the highway. Both the line and Karara railway station are no longer in active use.
The Durakai State Forest occupies the southern and eastern areas within the locality; otherwise it is freehold land predominately used for farming apart from a small urban centre. There are a number of creeks running south to north through the locality which is in the drainage basin of the Condamine River.
History
The name Karara is believed to be an Aboriginal name for Canal Creek.
The South Western railway line from Warwick to Karara was opened in 1904.
Karara State School opened on 20 July 1908.
Karara Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1909) and closed in 1990.
At the 2006 census, Karara and the surrounding area had a population of 140.
Education
Karara State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Karara School Road (28°12′13″S 151°33′55″E / 28.2037°S 151.5652°E). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 5 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent).
