Coominglah, Queensland

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Coominglah
Queensland
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Coominglah
Coordinates 24°46′14″S150°51′14″E / 24.7705°S 150.8538°E / -24.7705; 150.8538 (Coominglah (centre of locality))
Population12 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.0587/km2 (0.152/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4630
Area204.5 km2 (79.0 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) North Burnett Region
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Coominglah:
Lawgi Dawes Lawgi Dawes Cania
Harrami Coominglah Coominglah Forest
Harrami Rawbelle Coominglah Forest

Coominglah is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] The land use is grazing on native vegetation. [3]

Contents

In the 2021 census, Coominglah had a population of 12 people. [1]

Geography

The Coominglah Range forms the north-eastern boundary of the locality. [3]

Coominglah has the following mountains:

The Burnett Highway enters the locality from the north (Lawgi Dawes) and exits to the east (Coominglah Forest). [7]

The land use is grazing on native vegetation. [3]

History

Coominglah was one of four pastoral runs selected by Adolphus Henry Trevethan in July 1848 following advice from the Archer brothers. [8] It had an estimated area of 20,480 acres (8,290 ha; 82.9 km2) and an estimated grazing capacity of 4000 sheep. [9]

Coominglah State School opened circa December 1939 with teacher Miss Viola Petra Goodfellow. [10] [11] It closed circa 1947. [12] [13] It was on Burns Road ( 24°42′32″S150°48′39″E / 24.70892°S 150.81085°E / -24.70892; 150.81085 (Coominglah State School (former)) ), now within the boundaries of neighbouring Lawgi Dawes. [14]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Coominglah had a population of 18 people. [15]

In the 2021 census, Coominglah had a population of 12 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Coominglah. The nearest government primary schools are Monto State School in Monto to the south-east and Thangool State School in Thangool to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Monto State High School in Monto. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coominglah (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Coominglah – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45333)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Mount Margaret – mountain in North Burnett Region (entry 20959)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "The Knob – mountain in North Burnett Region (entry 33975)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ↑ Google (15 September 2021). "Coominglah, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Adolphus Henry TREVETHAN, b. 1812, Kingsand, Cornwell, England, d. 29th March 1852, "Rawbelle Station", near Monto, Qld". eHive. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "CROWN LANDS BEYOND THE SETTLED DISTRICTS". The Moreton Bay Courier . Vol. VI, no. 270. Queensland, Australia. 16 August 1851. p. 4. Retrieved 28 December 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "DAWES". Morning Bulletin . No. 22, 789. Queensland, Australia. 7 December 1939. p. 11. Retrieved 28 December 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS". The Central Queensland Herald . Vol. 12, no. 648. Queensland, Australia. 14 August 1941. p. 21. Retrieved 28 December 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  13. ↑ "Agency ID 13187, Coominglah State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  14. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m163" (Map). Queensland Government. 1950. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  15. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coominglah (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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