Kinleymore

Kinleymore is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Kinleymore had a population of 93 people.[1]

Kinleymore
Queensland
Kinleymore
Coordinates26.1774°S 151.6566°E / -26.1774; 151.6566 (Kinleymore (centre of locality))
Population93 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.933/km2 (5.01/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4613
Area48.1 km2 (18.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal Division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Kinleymore:
Stalworth Abbeywood Stonelands
Proston Kinleymore Hivesville
Melrose Melrose Mount McEuen

Geography

The Proston railway line enters the locality from the east (Hivesville), passes through Kinleymore railway station (26.1851°S 151.6551°E / -26.1851; 151.6551 (Kinleymore railway station)) in the centre of the locality, and then exits to the west (Proston).[3] The line no longer operates and the station is abandoned.[4]

History

The locality was named after three of the original settlers in the area by combining parts of their surnames (Kinnear, Leys, Morey), and also used this as the railway station name from 2 March 1923. Previously the railway station was called Mobill (reported as a Waka language word meaning stony country).[2]

Kinleymore Provisional School opened on 20 June 1913. On 1 February 1918 it became Kinleymore State School. It closed on 31 December 1969.[5]

The section of the Proston railway line that passes through the locality closed on 25 January 1993.[6]

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

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kinleymore (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Kinleymore – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46233)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. Kerr, J. 'Triumph of Narrow Gauge' Boolarong Press 1990


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