Kybong, Queensland

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Kybong
Queensland
Kybong is located in Queensland
Kybong
Kybong
Coordinates26°17′15″S 152°42′40″E / 26.2875°S 152.7111°E / -26.2875; 152.7111Coordinates: 26°17′15″S 152°42′40″E / 26.2875°S 152.7111°E / -26.2875; 152.7111
Population333 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density9.199/km2 (23.83/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4570
Area36.2 km2 (14.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location11 km (7 mi) SSE of Gympie
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Kybong:
The Dawn Glanmire
Woondum		 Tandur
Lagoon Pocket Kybong Traveston
Gilldora
Dagun		 Amamoor Coles Creek

Kybong is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Kybong had a population of 333 people.[1]

Geography[]

Kybong is 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Gympie's central business district along the Bruce Highway, which passes through from south-east to north. The Mary River forms the western boundary.[3]

The locality is home to a large truck stop on the Old Bruce Highway and Gympie Airport.[4] The truck stop is home to Matilda, the mascot of the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

History[]

In the 2006 census Kybong had a population of 370 people.[5]

Heritage listings[]

Kybong has the following heritage sites:

  • Bruce Highway: Kybong Hall[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kybong (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Kybong – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46350)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. ^ Google (13 August 2019). "Kybong, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Bypass threatens fuel prices, jobs". Gympie Times. 27 March 2007. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Kybong (Cooloola Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
  6. ^ "Kybong Hall" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
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