Umbiram, Queensland

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Umbiram
Queensland
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Umbiram
Coordinates 27°39′34″S151°46′12″E / 27.6594°S 151.77°E / -27.6594; 151.77 (Umbiram (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 27°39′34″S151°46′12″E / 27.6594°S 151.77°E / -27.6594; 151.77 (Umbiram (centre of locality))
Population139 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density3.787/km2 (9.81/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4352
Area36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Condamine
Federal division(s) Groom
Suburbs around Umbiram:
Southbrook Athol Athol
Southbrook Umbiram Wyreema
Southbrook Southbrook Cambooya

Umbiram is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Umbiram had a population of 139 people. [1]

History

The locality takes its name from the railway station name, on the Millmerran railway line, which is an Aboriginal word (possibly from the Gooneburra language) meaning winding creek. [2]

Flemington Provisional School opened on 18 May 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Flemington State School. It closed in 1914, but reopened in 1915. In 1918, it was renamed Umbiram State School. It closed on 12 December 1975. [3]

In the 2016 census, Umbiram had a population of 139 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Umbiram (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Umbiram – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48080)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0