Kybong, Queensland

Kybong Queensland
Kybong
Coordinates	26°17′15″S152°42′40″E / 26.2875°S 152.7111°E / -26.2875; 152.7111 (Kybong (centre of locality))
Population	363 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s)	4570
Area	36.2 km2 (14.0 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	16.0 km (10 mi) SSE of Gympie 20.8 km (13 mi) NNE of Imbil 22.3 km (14 mi) NW of Pomona 29.0 km (18 mi) NW of Cooroy 161 km (100 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Gympie Region
State electorate(s)	Gympie
Federal division(s)	Wide Bay
Suburbs around Kybong: The Dawn Glanmire Woondum Lagoon Pocket Gilldora Kybong Tandur Dagun Amamoor Coles Creek Traveston

Kybong is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Kybong had a population of 363 people. ^[3]

Geography

Kybong is 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Gympie's central business district along the Bruce Highway, which passes through the locality from the south-east (Traveston) to the north (Glanmire). ^{[4] [5]}

The Mary River forms the western boundary. ^{[4] [5]}

Gympie Aerodrome is at 20 Lobwein Road ( 26°17′24″S152°42′10″E / 26.2900°S 152.7029°E / -26.2900; 152.7029 (Gympie Aerodrome) ). ^[6] The Gympie Aero Club and Gympie Gliding Club are based there in addition to flight training and aircraft maintenance services. It is operated by the Gympie Regional Council. ^[7]

The locality is home to a large truck stop on the Old Bruce Highway. ^[8] The truck stop is home to Matilda, the mascot of the 1982 Commonwealth Games. ^[9]

Demographics

In the 2006 census, Kybong had a population of 370 people. ^[10]

In the 2016 census, Kybong had a population of 333 people. ^[11]

In the 2021 census, Kybong had a population of 363 people. ^[3]

Heritage listings

Kybong has the following heritage sites:

• Kybong Hall, 1347 Old Bruce Highway ( 26°17′38″S152°42′40″E / 26.29389°S 152.71102°E / -26.29389; 152.71102 (Kybong Hall) ) ^{[12] [13]}

Education

There are no schools in Kybong. The nearest government primary schools are Monkland State School in Monkland to the north, Dagun State School in neighbouring Dagun to the south-west, and Cooran State School in Cooran to the south-east. The government secondary schools are Gympie State High School in Gympie to the north, Mary Valley State College (to Year 10) in Imbil, and the Noosa District State High School in Pomona (junior campus) and Cooroy (senior campus). ^[14]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kybong (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "Kybong – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46350)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 June 2019.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kybong (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
4. Google (13 August 2019). "Kybong, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 3 October 2023.
6. "Airports - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
7. "Gympie Aerodrome". Gympie Regional Council. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
8. "Bypass threatens fuel prices, jobs". Gympie Times. 27 March 2007. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
9. "What happened to Matilda from the 1982 Commonwealth Games?". ABC News. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Kybong (Cooloola Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
11. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kybong (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
12. "Kybong Hall" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
13. "Kybong Hall". Gympie Regional Council Local Heritage Register. p. 19. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
14. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2023.