Goombi is a rural

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in the

Western Downs Region Western Downs Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The Western Downs Regional Council manages an area of , which is slightly smaller than Switzerland, although with a population of 34,467 in June 2018, it is over 228 ti ...

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, Australia. In the , Goombi had a population of 34 people. Goombi is one end of the Queensland rabbit-proof fence. Goombi's postcode is 4413.

Geography

Goombi is a sparsely populated rural area, fully developed as farm land. The

Warrego Highway The Warrego Highway is located in southern Queensland, Australia. It connects coastal centres to the south western areas of the state, and is approximately 715 km in length. It takes its name from the Warrego River, which is the endpoint ...

passes east to west through the northern part of the locality. The Western railway line runs parallel and immediately south of the highway, with Goombi railway station serving the locality ().

History

Goombi State School opened on 16 November 1915. It closed in 1964. It was on the southern side of the Warrego Highway opposite the Goombi railway station (). Unity Provisional School opened on 16 November 1922 and closed in 1931. It was on the south-western corner of Lees Road and B Kerrs Road on the present-day boundary between Goombi and Rywung (). In the , Goombi had a population of 34 people.

References

{{Western Downs Region Western Downs Region Localities in Queensland