Jimbour West, Queensland

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Jimbour West
Queensland
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Jimbour West
Coordinates 26°52′30″S151°05′33″E / 26.875°S 151.0925°E / -26.875; 151.0925 (Jimbour West (centre of locality))
Population56 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.2366/km2 (0.613/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4406
Elevation340 m (1,115 ft)
Area236.7 km2 (91.4 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Western Downs Region
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal Division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Jimbour West:
Tuckerang Jandowae Cooranga
Warra Jimbour West Jimbour East
Macalister Macalister Macalister

Jimbour West is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Jimbour West had a population of 56 people. [1]

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Geography

Jimbour West is bounded to the east by the Dalby Jandowae Road. [3]

The land is flat at elevation 340 metres (1,120 ft) above sea level. [3]

The predominant land use is cropping. [3]

Kuyura is a neighbourhood ( 26°54′00″S151°11′00″E / 26.9°S 151.1833°E / -26.9; 151.1833 (Kuyura (neighbourhood)) ) around the former Kuyuru railway station ( 26°54′11″S151°11′24″E / 26.9031°S 151.1899°E / -26.9031; 151.1899 (Kuyura railway station (former)) ) on the closed Jandowae railway line. [4] [5] There were two other stations on the line in Jimbour West:

History

The locality takes its name from the town of Jimbour, which in turn takes its name from the pastoral run Jimbour Station, which was named in 1841 by pastoralist Henry Dennis using an Aboriginal word meaning either sheep or good grass. [2]

In the 2016 census Jimbour West had a population of 56 people. [1]

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality: [6]

Education

There are no schools in Jimbour West. The nearest primary schools are Jandowae State School in neighbouring Jandowae to the north, Jimbour State School in neighbouring Jimbour East to the south-east and Warra State School in neighbouring Warra to the south-west. Jandowae State School provides secondary education to Year 10. For secondary education to Year 12, the nearest schools are Dalby State High School in Dalby to the south-east and Chinchilla State High School in Chinchilla to the west . [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Jimbour West (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Jimbour West – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47716)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Kuyura – locality unbounded in Western Downs Regional (entry 18664)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "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.
  6. ↑ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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