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Kia Ora
Queensland
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Kia-Ora State School, 2020
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Kia Ora
Coordinates 26°00′56″S152°45′57″E / 26.0155°S 152.7658°E / -26.0155; 152.7658 (Kia Ora (centre of locality))
Population218 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 4570
Area22.5 km2 (8.7 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Gympie Region
State electorate(s) Gympie
Federal division(s) Wide Bay
Suburbs around Kia Ora:
Neerdie Neerdie Toolara Forest
Neerdie Kia Ora Toolara Forest
Downsfield Goomboorian Toolara Forest

Kia Ora is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Kia Ora had a population of 218 people. [3]

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History

Kia Ora Station homestead, 1931 StateLibQld 1 213652 Kia Ora Station homestead, 1931.jpg
Kia Ora Station homestead, 1931

The district takes its name from the Kia-Ora pastoral property operated by the Elliott family. The name comes from the Māori greeting Kia ora. [4]

Kia-Ora Provisional School opened on 18 July 1921 on land donated by the Elliott family. It became a state school in 1927. [4] [5] [6]

In 1931, the main industries were dairying and forestry. [7]

The Kia Ora Methodist Church opened in September 1938, becoming a Uniting Church folllowing the 1977 amalgamation. [8] [9] It was at 2755 Anderleigh Road ( 26°01′44″S152°46′40″E / 26.02878°S 152.77777°E / -26.02878; 152.77777 (Kia Ora Methodist/Uniting Church) ). It closed circa 1990 and was subsequently sold and converted to a house. [10] [11]

On 9 December 1950, the Kia Ora Memorial Hall was erected to honour those who served in war.. [12]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Kia Ora had a population of 501 people. [13]

In the 2016 census, Kia Ora had a population of 205 people. [14]

In the 2021 census, Kia Ora had a population of 218 people. [3]

Heritage listings

Kia Ora has the following heritage sites:

Education

Kia-Ora State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2754 Anderleigh Road ( 26°01′42″S152°46′38″E / 26.0284°S 152.7773°E / -26.0284; 152.7773 (Kia-Ora State School) ). [17] [18] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 62 students with 4 teachers and 11 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent). [19]

There is no secondary school in Kia Ora. The nearest government secondary schools are Gympie State High School (to Year 12) in Gympie to the south-west and Tin Can Bay State School (to Year 10) in Tin Can Bay to the north-east. [20]

Amenities

Kia Ora Public Memorial Hall is at 2740 Anderleigh Road ( 26°01′38″S152°46′38″E / 26.02733°S 152.77724°E / -26.02733; 152.77724 (Kia Ora Memorial Hall) ). [21]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kia Ora (Qld) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Kia Ora – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46347)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kia Ora (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. 1 2 "Kia Ora – What's in a name?". Gympie Regional Memories. 29 July 2020. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Kia Ora SS". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "CARAVAN TALES". The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) . Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 24 September 1931. p. 4. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "KIA ORA". The Telegraph . Queensland, Australia. 14 September 1938. p. 12 (CITY FINAL LAST MINUTE NEWS). Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "North Coast Methodist Synod". Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser . Vol. XXXIII, no. 1795. Queensland, Australia. 28 October 1938. p. 4. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "Kia Ora Methodist Church | Kia Ora". Queensland Religious Places Database. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "2755 Anderleigh Road, Kia Ora, QLD 4570". Realestate.com.au . Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "Kia Ora Memorial Hall". Monument Australia. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  13. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Kia Ora (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 May 2014. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  14. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kia Ora (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  15. ↑ "Kia Ora School". Gympie Regional Council Local Heritage Register. pp. 5–6. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  16. ↑ "Kia Ora Methodist Church". Gympie Regional Council Local Heritage Register. pp. 197–198. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  17. ↑ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  18. ↑ "Kia Ora State School". Kia-Ora State School. 29 November 2020. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  19. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  20. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  21. ↑ "Kia Ora Public Memorial Hall". Gympie Regional Council. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

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