Kincora, Queensland

Kincora Queensland
Looking across the Condamine River from Tummaville towards Kincora, 2015
Kincora
Coordinates	27°47′54″S151°32′14″E / 27.7983°S 151.5372°E / -27.7983; 151.5372 (Kincora (centre of locality))
Population	71 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.923/km2 (2.391/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4356
Area	76.9 km2 (29.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Condamine
Federal division(s)	Groom
Suburbs around Kincora: Brookstead Yarranlea Scrubby Mountain Tummaville Kincora North Branch Tummaville Tummaville North Branch

Kincora is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Kincora had a population of 71 people. ^[1]

History

Kincora Provisional School opened on 7 May 1883. ^{[3] [4]} On 1 January 1909, it became Kincora State School. It closed on 28 January 1963. ^[5] It was on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) site on the north-west corner of Janz Road (shown as Keene Road on some maps) and School Road ( 27°48′48″S151°33′30″E / 27.8132°S 151.5584°E / -27.8132; 151.5584 (Kincora State School (former)) ). ^{[6] [7]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Kincora had a population of 57 people. ^[8]

In the 2021 census, Kincora had a population of 71 people. ^[1]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kincora (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Kincora – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47979)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
3. "Country News". The Queenslander . Vol. XXII, no. 369. Queensland, Australia. 21 October 1882. p. 553. Retrieved 23 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.
4. "OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. XXXVII, no. 7, 910. Queensland, Australia. 19 May 1883. p. 6. Retrieved 23 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.
5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
6. "Parish of North Branch" (Map). Queensland Government. 1940. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
7. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 23 December 2023.
8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kincora (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.