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Condamine Queensland
The Leichhardt Highway, passing through Condamine
Condamine
Coordinates	26°55′33″S 150°08′11″E / 26.9258°S 150.1363°E / -26.9258; 150.1363 (Condamine (town centre))
Population	294 (2021 census)
• Density	0.3773/km (0.9771/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4416
Area	779.3 km (300.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	33.1 km (21 mi) S of Miles 124 km (77 mi) WNW of Dalby 335 km (208 mi) WNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Warrego
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Localities around Condamine: Drillham South Miles Nangram Pine Hills Yulabilla Condamine Wieambilla Meandarra Hannaford Barramornie The Gums

Condamine is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Condamine had a population of 294 people.

Condamine is claimed to be the location of the invention of the Condamine Bell, a small bell made from sheet metal used to locate herds of cattle.

Geography

The town is 333 kilometres (207 mi) north west of the state capital Brisbane and 34 kilometres (21 mi) south from the town of Miles, in the Western Downs Region local government area. It is located in the centre of the locality.

The Leichhardt Highway traverses the locality from north to south passing through the town, and the Roma-Condamine Road enters from the west.

The Condamine River passes to the west of the town.

The Roma to Brisbane Pipeline passes to the south of Condamine. There are two gas compression facilities to the east of Condamine. This location is the intersection of the Roma to Brisbane pipeline, the Peat/Scotia Lateral and the Braemar Line Pack Pipeline.

History

Tieryboo Post Office opened on 21 May 1856. It was renamed Condamine in July of that year.

Condamine State School opened on 1 January 1863.

Water's Vale Provisional School opened on 9 May 1921 and closed in 1923. It was located "via Condamine".

On 30 December 2010, flooding forced evacuation of the town, with the level of the river expected to exceed 15 metres (49 ft). The town was evacuated twice in 10 days during January 2011 as the rains continued and caused flash floods. The first flood peaked at 13.2 metres (43 ft).

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the locality of Condamine had a population of 384 people. 75.5% of people were born in Australia and 80.9% of people spoke only English at home. The most common response for religion was Anglican at 32.9%.

In the 2021 census, the locality of Condamine had a population of 294 people.

Facilities

Condamine is serviced by a small hotel and a roadhouse. The Condamine BP roadhouse is an old style classic truckies' roadhouse.

Education

Condamine State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Kennedy Street (26°55′30″S 150°08′05″E / 26.9250°S 150.1346°E / -26.9250; 150.1346 (Condamine State School)). In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 32 students with 5 teachers (3 equivalent full-time) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 equivalent full-time). It is one of the oldest state primary schools in Queensland. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 26 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).

There are no secondary schools in Condamine with the nearest government schools being Miles State High School in Miles, 34 kilometres (21 mi) north of Condamine.

Sport

Condamine has a rugby union team which compete in the Darling Downs Rugby Union competition, against such teams as the University of Southern Queensland Rugby Union Club, Toowoomba Rangers Rugby Union Club, Toowoomba City Rugby Club, Roma Echidnas, the Condamine Cods, the Dalby Wheatmen, the Goondiwindi Emus, the Warwick Water Rats and the University of Queensland Rugby Union Club (Gatton Campus).

References

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11. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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13. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
14. Calligeros, Marissa and Cameron Atfield (30 December 2010). "Second Queensland town evacuated due to floodwater". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
15. "Flood-weary residents abandon homes again". ABC News. ABC (Australia). 11 January 2011. Archived from the original on 14 January 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
16. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Condamine (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
17. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
18. "Condamine State School". Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
19. "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Condamine State School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
20. "The oldest state primary schools in Queensland". education.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
21. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
22. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

External links

• "Town map of Condamine". Queensland Government. 1975.

• Towns in Queensland
• Towns in the Darling Downs
• Localities in Queensland
• Western Downs Region