Koombooloomba, Queensland

Town in Queensland, Australia
17°49′40″S 145°32′55″E / 17.8277°S 145.5486°E / -17.8277; 145.5486 (Koombooloomba (centre of locality))Population0 (2021 census)[1] • Density0.0000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi)Postcode(s)4872Area757.8 km2 (292.6 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)Location
  • 1,700 km (1,056 mi) NW of Brisbane
  • 155 km (96 mi) S of Cairns
  • 118 km (73 mi) SW of Innisfail
  • 37 km (23 mi) S of Ravenshoe
LGA(s)Tablelands RegionState electorate(s)DalrympleFederal division(s)Kennedy
Localities around Koombooloomba:
Millstream Ravenshoe
Maalan		 Palmerston
Gulngai
Innot Hot Springs Koombooloomba Cardstone
Walter Hill
Glen Ruth Kirrama Kooroomool

Koombooloomba is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, the locality of Koombooloomba had "no people or a very low population".[1]

The locality was used during the construction of the Kareeya Hydro Power Station.

Geography

There is a hydro-electric Koombooloomba Dam nearby. The Koombooloomba dam acts as a water reservoir which supplies water to the Tully River downstream and the Kareeya Hydro Power Station. The Tully River flows from nearby Tully into the ocean.

History

The village of Koombooloomba was built to accommodate the workers on the Koombooloomba Dam. The timber for the village was cut from trees that would be submerged by the dam.[3]

Koombooloomba State School opened on 19 February 1953 and closed in 1963.[4]

Koombooloomba Post Office opened about December 1952 and closed about 1963.[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census Koombooloomba had "no people or a very low population".[6]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Koombooloomba had "no people or a very low population".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Koombooloomba (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Koombooloomba – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48708)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ "The Townsville Daily Bulletin FRIDAY, September 28, 1951". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 28 September 1951. p. 2. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  4. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Koombooloomba (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata