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Goombi
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Goombi
Coordinates 26°43′01″S150°24′34″E / 26.7169°S 150.4094°E / -26.7169; 150.4094 (Goombi (centre of locality))
Population56 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.505/km2 (1.308/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4413 [2]
Area110.9 km2 (42.8 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 23 km (14 mi) E of Miles
  • 105 km (65 mi) NW of Dalby
  • 312 km (194 mi) WNW of Brisbane
LGA(s) Western Downs Region
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Goombi:
Columboola Cameby Cameby
Columboola Goombi Rywung
Columboola Greenswamp Greenswamp

Goombi is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [3] In the 2021 census, Goombi had a population of 56 people. [1]

Contents

Goombi is one end of the Queensland rabbit-proof fence. [4]

Goombi's postcode is 4413. [2]

Geography

Goombi is a sparsely populated rural area, fully developed as farm land. [5]

The Warrego Highway passes east to west through the northern part of the locality. The Western railway line runs parallel and immediately south of the highway, with Goombi railway station serving the locality ( 26°40′36″S150°24′35″E / 26.6768°S 150.4096°E / -26.6768; 150.4096 (Goombi railway station) ). [5] [6]

History

Goombi State School opened on 16 November 1915. It closed in 1964. [7] It was on the southern side of the Warrego Highway opposite the Goombi railway station ( 26°40′39″S150°24′32″E / 26.67754°S 150.40896°E / -26.67754; 150.40896 (Goombi State School (former)) ). [8] [9]

Unity Provisional School opened on 16 November 1922 and closed in 1931. [7] It was on the south-western corner of Lees Road and B Kerrs Road on the present-day boundary between Goombi and Rywung ( 26°43′32″S150°27′20″E / 26.7256°S 150.4556°E / -26.7256; 150.4556 (Unity Provisional School (former)) ). [8]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Goombi had a population of 34 people. [10]

In the 2021 census, Goombi had a population of 56 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Goombi (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 Goombi Postcode Archived 16 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine Australia Post
  3. ↑ "Goombi – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47702)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Information on the Darling Downs-Moreton Rabbit Board". Darling Downs-Moreton Rabbit Board. 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. 1 2 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  8. 1 2 "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m83" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Parish of Cameby" (Map). Queensland Government. 1971. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  10. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Goombi (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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