Prairie, QLD 4821
FlindersAll suburbs in postcode 4821
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What to know about Prairie
Prairie (4821) sits in the Flinders region of Queensland.
Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Prairie scores 2/100 on walkability, which makes it car-dependent with limited public transport. Plan for two cars in a typical household, especially if work isn't local.
Summer days here average around 35°C (hot), winter mornings around 9°C (mild). Annual rainfall lands at about 482 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Schooling within or near the suburb covers 1 government primary.
Schools in Prairie
Schools serving Prairie: government first, then Catholic and independent.
Government schools
Prairie State School
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Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 2/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 0/100
Very car dependent. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Crime and safety
490 offences recorded in 2026 across the Flinders Shire Council LGA
QLD Police publishes these figures only for the whole Flinders Shire Council, which may include suburbs with very different crime profiles. Quieter residential pockets likely have lower rates than the total suggests; busier areas may have higher.
Top offence categories
Source: State Police Open Data
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 482 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 36.1°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 9.3°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Prairie
- What is the Prairie postcode?
- Prairie is in the 4821 postcode, in QLD, in the Flinders region.
- Where is Prairie?
- Prairie is a suburb in the Flinders area, QLD 4821.
- What schools are in Prairie?
- There are 1 schools serving Prairie on this page, including Prairie State School.
- How walkable is Prairie?
- Prairie has a Walk Score of 2 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 0.
- What suburbs are near Prairie?
- Prairie is close to Prairie, Hughenden, Torrens Creek.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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