Kurumbul, Queensland

Kurumbul is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales.[4] In the 2016 census, Kurumbul had a population of 46 people.[1]

Kurumbul
Queensland
Kurumbul
Coordinates28.615°S 150.5544°E / -28.615; 150.5544
Population46 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.1777/km2 (0.460/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4388
Area258.9 km2 (100.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Goondiwindi Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Localities around Kurumbul:
Goondiwindi Wondalli Wondalli
Goondiwindi Kurumbul Yelarbon
Boggabilla (NSW) Twin Rivers (NSW) Yelarbon

History

The town takes its name from its railway station, which was originally named Burranba (an Aboriginal word meaning brigalow) on 3 September 1908 but changed to Kurumbul (believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning magpie) on 30 August 1912.[2]

Burranba State School opened in March 1912. By circa 1924 it had become Kurumbul State School. It closed in 1976.[5] In 1977-1978 the Kurumbul school building was relocated to Daymar State School in Daymar.[6]

In the 2016 census, Kurumbul had a population of 46 people.[1]

Geography

The Dumaresq River forms most of the southern boundary.[7]

Road infrastructure

The Cunningham Highway runs along the northern boundary.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kurumbul (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Kurumbul – town in Goondiwindi Region (entry 18655)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. "Kurumbul – locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 47816)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. "Item ID593341, Relocation of Kurrumbul School at Daymar together with alterations and additions, Daymar State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  7. Google (15 September 2021). "Kurumbul, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
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