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Peranga
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| Population: | 183[1] |
| Postcode: | 4352 |
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| LGA: | Toowoomba Region |
| State District: | Darling Downs |
| Federal Division: | Groom |
Peranga is a small town on the Darling Downs, 70 kilometres (43 mi) north-west of Toowoomba and 55 km north-east of Dalby in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Peranga and the surrounding area had a population of 183.[1]
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 township 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, caravan park, library, tractor dealership, tennis courts, hall, and skate park; and Maclagan has a post office and general store, two wineries, a small museum, a butcher, a kindergarten and several parks.
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