Girraween is an undeveloped

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in the

Southern Downs Region The Southern Downs Region is a local government area (LGA) in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The region runs along the state's southern boundary with New South Wales and was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of War ...

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, Australia. It is in the

Granite Belt The Granite Belt is an area of the Great Dividing Range in the Darling Downs region of Queensland and the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. The Granite Belt is centred on the town of Stanthorpe. The cool, high country of the gr ...

and on the border with New South Wales. In the , Girraween had a population of 5 people.

Geography

The terrain is in the Granite Belt and is mountainous with peaks including (from north to south): * Slip Rock () * The Pyramids () * Castle Rock () * Billy Goat Hill () * Twin Peaks () * Sphinx () * Turtle Rock () * Mount Norman () * Middle Rock () * West Bald Rock () Almost all of the locality is undeveloped and within the

Girraween National Park Girraween National Park is an area of the Granite Belt in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia reserved as a national park. Girraween is known for its diverse flowers, landscapes and unique wildlife. Bushwalking and rock climbing are ...

History

The locality was named and bounded on 15 December 2000. It presumably takes its name from the national park.

Demographics

In the , Girraween had a population of 12 people. In the , Girraween had a population of 5 people.

Education

There are no schools in Girraween. The nearest government primary schools are Ballandean State School in neighbouring

Ballandean Ballandean is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. The town has a number of nearby vineyards which attracted tourists to the area. In the , the locality of Ballandean had a population of 316 people. Ge ...

to the north-west and Wallangarra State School in neighbouring

Wallangarra Wallangarra is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia on the border with New South Wales. It is the third-most southerly town in Queensland, south west of Brisbane. Wal ...

to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Stanthorpe State High School in

Stanthorpe Stanthorpe is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Stanthorpe had a population of 5,286 people. The area surrounding the town is known as the Granite Belt. Geography Stant ...

to the north.

Attractions

Castle Rock Camp Area provides accommodation within the national park ().

References

{{Southern Downs Region Southern Downs Region Localities in Queensland