Kragra, Queensland
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Kragra is a rural
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in the
Western Downs Region Western Downs Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in Queensland, Australia. The Western Downs Regional Council manages an area of , which is slightly smaller than Switzerland, although with a population of 34,467 ...
,
Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, Australia. In the , Kragra had a population of 26 people. Kragra's postcode is 4413.


Geography

The ridgline of the
Great Dividing Range The Great Dividing Range, also known as the East Australian Cordillera or the Eastern Highlands, is a cordillera system in eastern Australia consisting of an expansive collection of mountain ranges, plateaus and rolling hills. It runs roughl ...
roughly bounds Kragra to the south. Part of the Koko State Forest () is in the north of the locality; the state forest extends into neighbouring Hawkwood. Part of the Jarrah State Forest is in the south-east of the locality (), extending into neighbouring Durah. Apart from the state forests, the predominant land use is
grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...
on native vegetation.


History

Kragra Provisional School opened on 18 July 1955. It closed on 31 December 1974.


Demographics

In the , Kragra had a population of 27 people. In the , Kragra had a population of 26 people.


Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality: * Aqua Downs () * Araluen () * Bawnduggi () * Glenroy () * Koala () * Kragra () * Lismore () * Ormonde () * Overstone () * Rawdenvale () * Wambalano () * Wonga Hills ()


Education

There are no schools in Kragra. The nearest primary school is Monogorilby State School in Monogorilby to the east. There are no nearby secondary schools; distance education or boarding school would be options.


References


Further reading

* * {{Western Downs Region Western Downs Region Localities in Queensland