Prospect, Queensland
| Prospect Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Prospect | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°29′50″S 150°24′58″E / 24.4972°S 150.4161°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 297 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.7122/km2 (1.845/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4715 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 417.0 km2 (161.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Banana | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Prospect is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Prospect had a population of 297 people.[1]
Geography
Prospect Creek is a neighbourhood (24°25′00″S 150°26′00″E / 24.4166°S 150.4333°E).[3]
History
The mobile library service commenced in 2004.[4]
The provisional school at opened on 2 October 1935 [5] and approval was given in 1944 for the establishment of a State School in prospect Creek to replace the provisional school at Torsdale Farm[6]
Torsdale Farm Provisional School opened on 16 July 1919 as a half-time provisional school in conjunction with Torsdale Station Provisional School (meaning they shared a single teacher). Torsdale Farm Provisional School closed on 31 Dec 1920, but reopened on 2 Oct 1935. On 5 June 1944 it became Prospect Creek State School.[7]
In the 2016 census Prospect had a population of 297 people.[1]
Amenities
Banana Shire Council provides a fortnightly mobile library service at Prospect Creek School.[8][9]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Prospect (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Prospect – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49568)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Prospect Creek – locality unbounded in Shire of Banana (entry 27557)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17" (PDF). Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. November 2017. p. 11. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "PROSPECT CREEK SCHOOL". Morning Bulletin. No. 25, 195. Queensland, Australia. 11 July 1944. p. 5. Retrieved 2 February 2018 – 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
- ^ "Library: Branches & Opening hours". Banana Shire Council. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ "Banana Shire Mobile Library Timetable" (PDF). Banana Shire Council. Retrieved 8 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
