Kinbombi is a rural town and

locality Locality may refer to: * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...

in the

Gympie Region The Gympie Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is between the Sunshine Coast and Hervey Bay and centred on the town of Gympie. It was creat ...

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Kinbombi had a population of 37 people.

Geography

The

Wide Bay Highway The Wide Bay Highway is a short state highway of Queensland, Australia running between Goomeri on the Burnett Highway and a junction on the Bruce Highway. From the junction it is 12 kilometres south to Gympie or 69 kilometres north to Maryboro ...

passes through from east to west. The town is positioned centrally within the locality. Coleman is a neighbourhood in the north of the locality (). The

Nanango railway line The Nanango railway line was a narrow-gauge branch railway located in Queensland, Australia. On 31 October 1882, parliament approved the construction of a branch line from Theebine (then called Kilkivan Junction) west to Kilkivan after gold ...

enters the locality from the north (

Cinnabar Cinnabar (), or cinnabarite (), from the grc, κιννάβαρι (), is the bright scarlet to brick-red form of Mercury sulfide, mercury(II) sulfide (HgS). It is the most common source ore for refining mercury (element), elemental mercury and ...

), passes through Colman railway station () in the north of the locality and then to the town served by Kinbombi railway station () and then exits the locality to the west (

Goomeri Goomeri ( ) is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Goomeri had a population of 664 people. Geography The town is located on the intersection of the Burnett, Bunya and Wide Bay Hi ...

). The railway line has now been dismantled and the railway stations abandoned.

History

The Kilkvan to

section of the

opened in 1902. The township takes its name from that assigned to the Kinbombi railway station, which is derived from an Aboriginal word in the

Kabi language Kabi Kabi, also spelt Gabi-Gabi/Gubbi Gubbi, is a language of Queensland in Australia, formerly spoken by the Kabi Kabi people of South-east Queensland. The main dialect, Kabi Kabi, is extinct, but there are still 24 people with knowledge of th ...

, indicating a fight concerning a woman (''gin'' meaning ''woman'' and ''bombe'' meaning ''hit''). Coleman takes its name from the Coleman railway station which was named by the

Queensland Railways Department Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Owned by the Queensland Government, it operates local and long-distance passenger services, as well as owning and maintaining approximately 6,600 kilometres of track and relate ...

. The station was used until 8 December 1989. Kabunga Provisional School opened in 1924 and closed in 1926. Kinbombi State School opened on 1 June 1926 and closed on 16 September 1938. It was located off the Wide Bay Highway (). In the , the locality of Kinbombi had a population of 37 people.

Education

There are no schools in Kinbombi. The nearest government secondary schools are Goomeri State School in neighbouring

to the west and Kilkivan State School in Kilkivan to the north-east. Goomeri State School and Kilkivan State School both offer secondary schooling to Year 10. For secondary schooling to Year 12, the nearest government secondary schools are Murgon State High School in

Murgon Murgon is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Murgon had a population of 2,378 people. Geography Murgon is in the region of Queensland known as the South Burnett, the southern ...

to the west and

James Nash State High School James Nash State High School is an independent coeducational public secondary school located in Gympie in the Wide Bay–Burnett region in Queensland, Australia. The school has a total enrolment of more than 1200 students each year, with an of ...

Gympie Gympie ( ) is a city and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Wide Bay-Burnett District, Gympie is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River (Queen ...

to the east.

Attractions

The Kinbombi Falls picnic and camping area is south of the

along Kinbombi Road. The Kilkivan to Kingaroy Rail Trail follows the old railway line between the two towns. It is long and passes through

Wondai Wondai is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wondai had a population of 1,975 people. Geography Wondai is located to the south of the Bunya Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane ...

Tingoora Tingoora is a rural town and a locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography The town is on the Bunya Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane. The Chinchilla – Wondai Road ( State Route 82) enters from the ...

Wooroolin Wooroolin is a rural town and a locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography Wooroolin is on the Bunya Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane, and 17 km's North of the main town, Kingaroy. Immediately t ...

Memerambi Memerambi is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Memerambi had a population of 272 people. Geography The town is on the Bunya Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane ...

, and

Crawford Crawford may refer to: Places Canada * Crawford Bay Airport, British Columbia * Crawford Lake Conservation Area, Ontario United Kingdom * Crawford, Lancashire, a small village near Rainford, Merseyside, England * Crawford, South Lanarkshire, a ...

. The trail from Kilkivan to Murgon is unsealed. Queensland’s first and longest sealed rail trail section of from Murgon to Kingaroy is for walkers and cyclists only. Short distances between towns means coffee is never far away. Kinbombi

Siding Siding may refer to: * Siding (construction), the outer covering or cladding of a house * Siding (rail) A siding, in rail terminology, is a low-speed track section distinct from a running line or through route such as a main line, branch l ...

is at the crest of the Coast Range. The Cinnabar to Kinbombi section crosses Kinbombi Creek (a high steel bridge).

References

External links

* {{authority control Towns in Queensland Gympie Region Localities in Queensland