Kyoomba, Queensland

Kyoomba Queensland
Former Post Office, Sugarloaf Road, Kyoomba, 2009
Kyoomba
Coordinates	28°41′32″S151°58′58″E / 28.6922°S 151.9827°E / -28.6922; 151.9827 (Kyoomba (centre of locality))
Population	83 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	9.76/km2 (25.29/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4380
Elevation	872 m (2,861 ft)
Area	8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	6.9 km (4 mi) SE of Stanthorpe 67.1 km (42 mi) S of Warwick 62 km (39 mi) N of Tenterfield 150 km (93 mi) S of Toowoomba 225 km (140 mi) SW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Southern Downs
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Kyoomba: Stanthorpe Dalcouth Sugarloaf Stanthorpe Kyoomba Sugarloaf Storm King Storm King Sugarloaf

Kyoomba is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Kyoomba had a population of 83 people. ^[1]

Geography

Eukey Road forms the western boundary of the locality. Quart Pot Creek flows from the Storm King Dam in Storm King to the south through to the north of the locality and then forms the north-west boundary. Apart from some undeveloped hills in the locality, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation. ^[3]

History

Commonwealth Tuberculosis Sanatorium at Kyoomba, 1925

Margaret Allison (née Dunkeld) opened the Kyoomba Sanatorium in late 1907 under the care of Dr Helen Shaw. During World War I, many Australia soldiers contracted tuberculosis or their lungs were harmed by gas attacks. Allison allowed the Australian Red Cross to use her sanitorium to treat the soldiers. As the number of soldiers needing treatment increased, she transferred control of the sanatorium to the Australian Government in March 1917, which expanded the facilities to treat increasing numbers of soldiers. It became a leading medical facility in Australia. Although some of the soldiers being treated died, the majority recovered and returned to civilian life. By 1935, the sanatorium was no longer needed so it closed, and the buildings and fittings auctioned off in 1937. Some of the buildings were relocated to other sites in the Stanthorpe area. ^[4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Kyoomba had a population of 92 people. ^[5]

In the 2021 census, Kyoomba had a population of 83 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Kyoomba. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Stanthorpe State School and Stanthorpe State High School in neighbouring Stanthorpe to the north-west. ^[6]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kyoomba (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Kyoomba – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 49200)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2018.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 4 October 2023.
4. "History | Kyoomba". Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kyoomba (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
6. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2023.

Further reading

• Wheeler, Deborah C. (2018). Kyoomba Sanatorium 1916-1935 (First edition. ed.). Deborah Wheeler [with assistance from Returned & Services League of Australia Queensland Branch Stanthorpe Sub Branch Inc.] ISBN   9780648109112.