Koombooloomba, Queensland

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Koombooloomba
Queensland
Koombooloomba is located in Queensland
Koombooloomba
Koombooloomba
Coordinates17°49′40″S 145°32′55″E / 17.8277°S 145.5486°E / -17.8277; 145.5486 (Koombooloomba (centre of locality))Coordinates: 17°49′40″S 145°32′55″E / 17.8277°S 145.5486°E / -17.8277; 145.5486 (Koombooloomba (centre of locality))
Population0 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.0000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4872
Area757.8 km2 (292.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 1,700 km (1,056 mi) NW of Brisbane
  • 155 km (96 mi) S of Cairns
  • 118 km (73 mi) SW of Innisfail
  • 37 km (23 mi) S of Ravenshoe
LGA(s)Tablelands Region
State electorate(s)Dalrymple
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Localities around Koombooloomba:
Millstream Ravenshoe
Maalan
Palmerston
Gulngai
Innot Hot Springs Koombooloomba Cardstone
Walter Hill
Glen Ruth Kirrama Kooroomool

Koombooloomba is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Koombooloomba had a population of 0 people.[1]

The locality was used during the construction of the Kareeya Hydro Power Station.

Geography[]

There is a hydro-electric Koombooloomba Dam nearby. The Koombooloomba dam acts as a water reservoir which supplies water to the Tully River downstream and the Kareeya Hydro Power Station. The Tully River flows from nearby Tully into the ocean.

History[]

The village of Koombooloomba was built to accommodate the workers on the Koombooloomba Dam. The timber for the village was cut from trees that would be submerged by the dam.[3]

Koombooloomba State School opened on 19 February 1953 and closed in 1963.[4]

Koombooloomba Post Office opened about December 1952 and closed about 1963.[5]

In the 2016 census Koombooloomba had a population of 0 people.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Koombooloomba (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Koombooloomba – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48708)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ "The Townsville Daily Bulletin FRIDAY, September 28, 1951". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 28 September 1951. p. 2. Retrieved 19 May 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. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
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