Purrawunda, Queensland
| Purrawunda Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Grain silos at the Beef City feedlot, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
  Purrawunda | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°31′S 151°37′E / 27.517°S 151.617°ECoordinates: 27°31′S 151°37′E / 27.517°S 151.617°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 385 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4356 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
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Purrawunda is a locality in the Toowoomba Region of the Darling Downs in southern Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 Australian Census Purrawunda and surrounds recorded a population of 385.[1] The majority of the land in Purrawunda is used for agricultural purposes.
JBS Australia, a subsidiary of JBS S.A. owns Beef City at Purrawunda. The beef abattoir is co-located with a feedlot so that meat quality and animal welfare can be maintained.[2]
Purrawunda means 'big fight' in the local Jagera language.[3]
Australia's largest birdseed manufacturer, Avigrain has a mill at Purrawunda and processes and stores grain at the old Purrawunda Grainco silos.
Soils in the area feature dark, medium clays which are fertile and well drained.[4]
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mount Tyson (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ↑ "Our Facilities". JBS Australia. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ↑ "Branch Of The Week - CECIL PLAINS". Railpage. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ↑ "Vegetable production in South East Queensland". Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
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