Kinbombi

Kinbombi is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census the locality of Kinbombi had a population of 37 people.[1]

Kinbombi
Queensland
Kinbombi
Coordinates26.1963°S 152.1222°E / -26.1963; 152.1222 (Kinbombi (town centre))
Population37 (2016 census locality)[1]
 • Density0.324/km2 (0.838/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4601
Area114.3 km2 (44.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Localities around Kinbombi:
Goomeri Cinnabar Cinnabar
Goomeri Kinbombi Cinnabar
Barambah Manumbar Manumbar

Geography

The Wide Bay Highway passes through from east to west.[4] The town is positioned centrally within the locality.[5]

Coleman is a neighbourhood in the north of the locality (26.1583°S 152.1344°E / -26.1583; 152.1344 (Coleman)).[6]

The Nanango railway line enters the locality from the north (Cinnabar), passes through Colman railway station (26.1581°S 152.1348°E / -26.1581; 152.1348 (Coleman railway station)) in the north of the locality and then to the town served by Kinbombi railway station (26.1956°S 152.1212°E / -26.1956; 152.1212 (Kinbombi railway station)) and then exits the locality to the west (Goomeri).[7] The railway line has now been dismantled and the railway stations abandoned.[7]

History

The town takes its name from the Kinbombi railway station name assigned in 1902, which is derived from an Aboriginal word in the Kabi language, indicating a fight concerning a woman (gin meaning woman and bombe meaning hit).[2]

Coleman takes its name from the Coleman railway station which was named by the Queensland Railways Department. The station was used until 8 December 1989.[6]

Kabunga Provisional School opened in 1924 and closed in 1926.[8]

Kinbombi State School opened on 1 June 1926 and closed on 16 September 1938.[8]

In the 2016 census the locality of Kinbombi had a population of 37 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kinbombi (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Kinbombi – town in Gympie Region (entry 18168)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "Kinbombi – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46349)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. Google (29 July 2019). "Kinbombi, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  6. "Coleman – locality unbounded in Gympie Regional (entry 7705)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  7. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  8. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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