Condamine is claimed to be the location of the invention of the Condamine Bell[1], a small bell made from sheet metal used to locate herds of cattle.[4]
Geography
The town is 333 kilometres (207 mi) north west of the state capital Brisbane and 34 kilometres (21 mi) south from the town of Miles, in the Western Downs Region local government area. It is located in the centre of the locality.[5]
The Roma to Brisbane Pipeline 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.[6][7]
History
Tieryboo Post Office opened on 21 May 1856. It was renamed Condamine in July of that year.[8]
Condamine State School opened on 1 January 1863.[9][10]
Water's Vale Provisional School opened on 9 May 1921 and closed in 1923. It was located "via Condamine".[11]
On 30 December 2010, flooding forced evacuation of the town, with the level of the river expected to exceed 15 metres (49 ft).[12] The town was evacuated twice in 10 days during January 2011 as the rains continued and caused flash floods. The first flood peaked at 13.2 metres (43 ft).[13]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Condamine had a population of 384 people.[1]
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%.[1]
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 (26°55′30″S150°08′05″E / 26.9250°S 150.1346°E / -26.9250; 150.1346 (Condamine State School)).[14][15] 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).[16] It is one of the oldest state primary schools in Queensland.[17] 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).[18]
There are no secondary schools in Condamine with the nearest government schools being Miles State High School in Miles, 34 kilometres (21 mi) north of Condamine.[19]
Sport
Condamine has a rugby union team which compete in the Darling Downs Rugby Union 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).
