Pelham, Queensland

Pelham is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Pelham had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

The Great Dividing Range loosely forms the north-western, northern, and north-eastern boundaries of the locality, putting the locality within the Murray-Darling drainage basin.
Quandong State Forest is in the north-west of the locality, while Barakula State Forest is in the east and south of the locality and extends into neighbouring Barakula to the west and neighbouring Hookswood to the south.
Dogwood Creek rises in the north of the locality and flows south-east into Barakula, from where it returns to Pelham forming part of its south-eastern boundary and then exits to Hookwood to the south.
Apart from the state forests, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.

In the, Pelham had a population of 8 people.
In the, Pelham had "no people or a very low population".

There are no schools in Pelham. The nearest government primary schools are Guluguba State School in neighbouring Guluguba to the west, Wandoan State School in Wandoan to the north-west, and Miles State School in Miles to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Wandoan State School and Miles State High School in Miles. However, students in some parts of the locality would be too distant to attend these secondary schools; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.