Purrawunda is a rural
locality
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* Locality (linguistics)
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in the
Toowoomba Region,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
In the , Purrawunda had a population of 6 people.
Geography
Purrawunda is on the
Darling Downs. Soils in the area feature dark, medium clays which are fertile and well drained.
The majority of the land in Purrawunda is used for agricultural purposes.
Road infrastructure
The
Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road
Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road is a continuous road route in the Toowoomba region of Queensland, Australia. Most of the road is not signed with any route number, but a short section near is part of State Route 82. Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Roa ...
runs along the southern boundary.
History
The name ''Purrawunda'' means ''big fight'' in the local
Jagera language
Turrbal is an Aboriginal Australian language of Queensland. It is the language of the Turrbal people, who are the traditional owners and custodians of Brisbane.
The Turrbal Association uses the Turrbal spelling and prefer this over other spelli ...
.
Economy
JBS Australia, a subsidiary of
JBS S.A.
JBS S.A. is a Brazilian company that is the largest meat processing company (by sales) in the world, producing factory processed beef, chicken and pork, and also selling by-products from the processing of these meats. It is headquartered in São ...
owns Beef City at Purrawunda. The beef abattoir is co-located with a feedlot so that meat quality and animal welfare can be maintained.
Australia's largest birdseed manufacturer
Avigrainhas a mill at Purrawunda and processes and stores grain at the old Purrawunda Grainco silos.
References
{{Toowoomba Region
Toowoomba Region
Localities in Queensland