Camboon, Queensland

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Camboon
Queensland
Camboon is located in Queensland
Camboon
Camboon
Coordinates25°00′10″S 150°20′46″E / 25.0027°S 150.3461°E / -25.0027; 150.3461 (Camboon (centre of locality))Coordinates: 25°00′10″S 150°20′46″E / 25.0027°S 150.3461°E / -25.0027; 150.3461 (Camboon (centre of locality))
Population93 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.05426/km2 (0.1405/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4719
Area1,714.1 km2 (661.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Banana
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Camboon:
Lonesome Creek Castle Creek Thangool
Harrami
Isla Camboon Rawbelle
Isla Cracow Eidsvold West

Camboon is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Camboon had a population of 93 people.[1]

History[]

The name Camboon is believed to be derived from the Aboriginal word caamboon meaning the bullrushes growing at the edge of waterholes.[2]

A post office opened on 1 June 1874 but closed on 16 October 1965.[3]

Camboon Provisional School opened about 1899 but closed in 1908 due to low enrolments. In 1910, the school was reopened but only operated half-time in conjunction with the newly opened Camboon Woolshed Provisional School. Both schools were closed in 1915.[4]

In the 2016 census Camboon had a population of 93 people.[1]

Events[]

Camboon hosts an annual campdraft every May.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Camboon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Camboon – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49540)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  4. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ "Simple Pleasures: Banana Shire" (PDF). The Gladstone Region. Tourism Queensland. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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