Purga

Purga is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.

Purga is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Purga had a population of 576 people.

The area was named after the parish which was derived from the Aboriginal word pur-pur, meaning a meeting place.Purga Creek State School was opened on 1 September 1871. It was renamed Purga State School about 1945. It closed in 1967. It was at 68 Purga School Road (27.71238°S 152.73230°E? / -27.71238; 152.73230? (Purga State School)).Residents in the Fassifern Valley petitioned the Queensland Government to build a railway line to their district, and the first section of the Dugandan railway line was opened on 10 July 1882 as far as Harrisville. This is considered to be Queensland's first branch railway. Purga was served by three stations:

Loamside railway station on the Ipswich Boonah Road (27.6711°S 152.7364°E? / -27.6711; 152.7364? (Loamside railway station))

Hampstead railway station on the Ipswich Boonah Road (27.69364°S 152.73846°E? / -27.69364; 152.73846? (Hampstead railway station))

Purga railway station on the Ipswich Boonah Road (27.71008°S 152.73864°E? / -27.71008; 152.73864? (Purga railway station))The branch was extended to Dugandan on 12 September 1887. The line closed in 1964.Deebing Creek Provisional Schoolopened on 21 January 1895. In 1924 it became Purga Aboriginal State School. It closed circa 1948.At the 2011 census, Purga and surrounding suburbs recorded a population of 600.