Pampas is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Pampas had a population of 78 people.

Geography

The locality is positioned between the main channel and north branch 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 ...

both of which mark boundaries. The Millmerran railway line and

Gore Highway The Gore Highway is a highway running between Toowoomba and Goondiwindi in Queensland, Australia. Together with Goulburn Valley Highway and Newell Highway, it is a part of the National Highway's Melbourne to Brisbane link. It is signed as Nat ...

pass through Pampas. The Pampas–Horrane Road ( State Route 82) runs north-west to

Cecil Plains Cecil Plains is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Cecil Plains had a population of 380 people. Geography Cecil Plains is in the Darling Downs ...

. The land use is predominantly

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and cropping.

History

Pampas is named because of the extensive coverage of

kangaroo grass } ''Themeda triandra'' is a species of C4 carbon fixation, perennial tussock-forming grass widespread in Africa, Australia, Asia and the Pacific. In Australia it is commonly known as kangaroo grass and in East Africa and South Africa it is known ...

. Pampas railway station is an abandoned railway station on the Millmerran railway line (). The Dry Paddock Provisional School opened on 9 August 1897. In 1909 it became Pampas State School. It closed on 27 December 1957. It was at 22 Fysh Road (). Pampas Memorial Hall was erected in late 1954.

Demographics

In the , Pampas had a population of 62 people. In the , Pampas had a population of 78 people.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including: * Bonnie Doon () * Culverthorpe () * Ebrose () * Erindale () * Kyle () * Miraba () * Wictown ()

Education

There are no schools in Pampas. The nearest government primary school is Brookstead State School in neighbouring Brookstead to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Millmerran State School (to Year 10) in

Millmerran Millmerran , known as Domville between 1 June 1889 and 16 November 1894, is a town and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Millmerran had a population of 1,545 p ...

to the south-west and Pittsworth State High School in

Pittsworth Pittsworth is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Pittsworth had a population of 3,300 people. Geography Pittsworth township is south-west of Brisbane via the Warrego Highway, s ...

to the north-east.

Amenities

Pampas Memorial Hall is at 6179 Gore Highway ().

References

External links

{{Toowoomba Region Suburbs of Toowoomba Localities in Queensland