| Jimna Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Jimna | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°39′39″S152°27′54″E / 26.6609°S 152.4649°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 70 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.222/km2 (0.57/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4515 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 315.8 km2 (121.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Somerset Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Blair | ||||||||||||||
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Jimna is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Jimna had a population of 70 people. [1]
Jimna is situated on the Jimna Range approximately 1690 feet (515.11 metres) above sea level. [4]
Jimna Diggings is a neighbourhood in the east of the locality, an area historically used for gold mining ( 26°42′28″S152°32′06″E / 26.7078°S 152.5350°E ). [5] [6]
Duungidjawu (also known as Wakka Wakka) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Duungidjawu country. The Duungidjawu language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of Somerset Region, particularly the towns of Kilcoy and Moore . [7]
The name Jimna is believed to be an Aboriginal word djimna meaning place of leeches. [2] [3]
The first Jimna Post Office opened on 1 July 1868 and closed in 1879. A receiving office was open from 1891 to 1909, and from 1925 until the second Jimna Post Office opened on 1 July 1927. This closed in 1981. [8]
In 1887, 42,880 acres (17,350 ha) of land were resumed from the Yabba pastoral run for the establishment of small farms. The land was offered for selection on 17 April 1887. [9]
Monsildale Provisional School opened on 2 June 1913. In 1923, the school was moved and renamed Foxlowe Provisional School. On 25 June 1926 it was renamed Jimna Provisional School. On 1 October 1934, it became Jimna State School. It was mothballed on 31 December 2006 and closed on 31 December 2009. (In about 1941, a separate Monsildale State School was opened but closed about 1961.) [10] [11] [12] [13] It was at 21 School Road ( 26°39′43″S152°27′44″E / 26.6619°S 152.4623°E ). [14] The Jimna school site was developed as a camping ground retaining the school buildings and other facilities. [15] The school's website was archived. [16]
Commercial loggers Hancock and Gore moved their sawmill from Monsildale to what would become Jimna in 1922. The sawmill was burnt down in 1947. [17]
The state government established a hoop pine nursery at Jimna in 1935. Jimna hall was opened in 1934. [17] When sawmilling contracted in the mid 1970s the town's population reduced significantly. [17]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Jimna had a population of 91 people. [18]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Jimna had a population of 70 people. [1]
Jimna has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Duungidjawu". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland . Retrieved 23 January 2020.
