Manapouri is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Manapouri had a population of 47 people.

Geography

Kings Creek forms the northern boundary of the locality. It is a tributary of 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 kilometres (3 ...

. The

New England Highway New England Highway is an long highway in Australia running from Yarraman, Queensland, Yarraman, north of Toowoomba, Queensland, at its northern end to Hexham, New South Wales, Hexham at Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle, New South Wales, ...

forms part of the south-western boundary of the locality, entering from the west (

Nobby Nobby is the diminutive form of the name Norbert. It is also a nickname most commonly used in English for those with the surname Clark or Clarke. Origins as a nickname A number of possible explanations exist for the use of Nobby as a nickname f ...

) and exiting to the south-west ( Nevilton). The land use is predominantly dry and irrigated crop growing with a small amount of

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

Manapouri State School (also written as Manipouri State School) opened circa 1923. In 1932, the school was being considered for closure along with other nearby schools, but appears to have remained in operation until it closed in September 1937 due to low student numbers, reopening by 1939. In 1946, the school reopened after a closure of a "number of years". It closed permanently circa 1952. The school was on a site at 401 Carey Road (). As at 2024, there is a sign on the roadside indicating the school's site.

Demographics

In the , Manapouri had a population of 52 people. In the , Manapouri had a population of 47 people.

Education

The nearest government primary schools are Pilton State School in neighbouring Pilton to the east and Nobby State School in neighbouring

to the west. The nearest government secondary school is

Clifton State High School Clifton is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Clifton had a population of 1,490 people. Geography Clifton is a town in the Darling Downs. Th ...

in Clifton to the south-west. There is also a Catholic primary school in Clifton.

Geography

History

Demographics

Education

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