Koombooloomba, Queensland

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

Koombooloomba
Queensland
Koombooloomba
Coordinates17.8277°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
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

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. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Koombooloomba (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  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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