Condamine is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region,

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Condamine had a population of 384 people. Condamine is claimed to be the location of the invention of the Condamine Be

a small bell made from sheet metal used to locate herds of cattle.

Geography

The town is north west of the state capital

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and south from the town of

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, in the Western Downs Region local government area. It is located in the centre of the locality. The

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traverses the locality from north to south passing through the town. The

Condamine River The Condamine River, part of the Balonne catchment that is part of the Murray-Darling Basin, drains the northern portion of the Darling Downs, an area of sub-coastal southern Queensland, Australia. The river is approximately 500 kilometers (31 ...

passes to the west of the town. The

Roma to Brisbane Pipeline The Roma to Brisbane Pipeline or Wallumbilla to Brisbane Pipeline is a natural gas pipeline in Queensland, Australia. It is one of five major natural gas pipelines in the state. It is the oldest operating natural gas pipeline in Australia. Opera ...

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,

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forced evacuation of the town, with the level of the river expected to exceed . The town was evacuated twice in 10 days during January 2011 as the rains continued and caused flash floods. The first flood peaked at . In the , the locality of Condamine had a population of 384 people. CC-BY_icon

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Population

In the 2016 Census, there were 384 people in Condamine. 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%.

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 (). 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

, 34 kilometres (21 mi) north of Condamine.

Sport

Condamine has a

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team which compete in the

Darling Downs Rugby Union The Darling Downs District Rugby Union, or DDRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within the District of Darling Downs, Queensland in Australia. It is a member of the Queensland Country Rugby Union. History Clubs The club ...

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).

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* {{authority control Towns in Queensland Towns in the Darling Downs Localities in Queensland Western Downs Region