| Camboon Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Camboon | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°00′10″S150°20′46″E / 25.0027°S 150.3461°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 76 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4719 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,714.1 km2 (661.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Banana | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Camboon is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Camboon had a population of 76 people. [3]
Dingley Dell is a neighbourhood in the north-east of the locality ( 24°47′00″S150°34′00″E / 24.7833°S 150.5666°E ). [4]
There are a number of protected areas in the locality within: [5]
Apart from the protected areas, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation. [5]
Camboon has the following mountains:
The name Camboon is believed to be derived from the Aboriginal word caamboon meaning the bullrushes growing at the edge of waterholes. [2]
On Tuesday 7 May 1868, the Queensland Government auctioned 32 town lots, each 2 roods (0.50 acres; 0.20 ha), in the town of Camboon. [17] The town site was at 25°02′01″S50°26′02″E / 25.0335°S 50.4338°E , near the head station of the Camboon pastoral run. [18] [19]
A post office opened on 1 June 1874. It closed on 16 October 1965. [20]
Camboon Provisional School opened about 1899 but closed in 1908 due to low enrolments. In 1910, the school was reopened but only operated half-time in conjunction with the newly opened Camboon Woolshed Provisional School. Both schools were closed in 1915. [21]
Clare Provisional School opened on 19 July 1921. Newestella Provisional School opened on 29 August 1921. The two schools were operated as half-time schools in conjunction (meaning that they shared a teacher between them). Both schools closed in December 1923 due to low student numbers. [21]
In the 2016 census, Camboon had a population of 93 people. [22]
In the 2021 census, Camboon had a population of 76 people. [3]
There are no schools in Camboon. The nearest government primary schools are Theodore State School in Theodore to the west and Thangool State School in neighbouring Thangool to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Theodore State School (to Year 10), Biloela State High School in Biloela to the north and Moura State High School in Moura to the north-west. However, the distances to these schools may be too far for a daily commute from some parts of the locality; distance education and boarding schools are the other options. [5]
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