Kioma, Queensland

Kioma is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Kioma had a population of 30 people.[1]

Kioma
Queensland
Kioma
Coordinates28.2197°S 149.7988°E / -28.2197; 149.7988 (Kioma (centre of locality))
Population30 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.099/km2 (0.26/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4498
Area302.0 km2 (116.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Goondiwindi Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Kioma:
Tarawera Tarawera Lundavra
Tarawera Kioma Toobeah
Bungunya Bungunya Toobeah

Geography

The Meandarra – Talwood Road (State Route 74) forms part of the western boundary.

History

John Hubert Fairfax formed “Kioma” Station in the early twentieth century.[3] He was a grandson of John Fairfax, one of the early proprietors of The Sydney Morning Herald, and his wife was Ruth Fairfax (née Dowling), a founding member of the Australian Country Women's Association.

Kioma State School opened on 9 November 1959 in response to a request from the managers of "Kioma" Station.[4][5]

In the 2016 census Kioma had a population of 30 people.[1]

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:

Kioma Station has an airstrip (28.2202°S 149.7943°E / -28.2202; 149.7943 (Kioma Airstrip)) adjacent to the school.[8]

Education

Kioma State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Kioma Road (28.2172°S 149.7940°E / -28.2172; 149.7940 (Kioma State School)).[9][10] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 15 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[11]

There is no secondary school in Kioma. The nearest is Goondiwindi State High School in Goondiwindi to the south-east but at such a distance that distance education and boarding school would be other options.[12]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kioma (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Kioma – locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 47815)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. "Obituary - John Hubert Fairfax". Obituaries Australia. 11 June 1950. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. "Little school is facing the axe". Warwick Daily News. 22 July 2009. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  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. "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  7. "JH Fairfax and Son". Yellow Pages. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  8. "Heliports and landing grounds - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  9. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. "Kioma State School". Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  12. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

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