Peranga, Queensland
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Peranga is a small town on the Darling Downs, 77 km north-west of Toowoomba and 55 km north-east of Dalby in Queensland, Australia.
Once the prosperous hub of a rich dairy-producing area, Peranga went into sharp decline after the closure of the Oakey-Cooyar Railway Line in the mid-1960s. The hotel burnt down in 1967, followed by the school in 1973. Today, the population numbers about fifty. The Peranga & District Bowls Club, opened in 1955, is still in operation. There is a post office and general store, a one-man police station and a town hall. Together with Peranga, the surrounding towns of Quinalow (10 km west), Maclagan (13 km north-west) and Kulpi (9 km south) are interdependent, having between them all the amenities of a small town. Kulpi has a hotel and tennis courts; Quinalow a garage, cafe, hotel, rural supplier, school, swimming pool and skate park; and Maclagan has a post office and general store, two wineries, a small museum, a butcher, a kindergarten and several parks.
[edit] Surnames in Peranga
The most popular surnames in Peranga are: Foxhall (12), Harberger (5), Murray (4), Vanderham (4), Biggar (3), Janke (3).
