Yimbun is a rural

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

Somerset Region The Somerset Region is a local government area located in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia, about northwest of Brisbane and centred on the town of Esk. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Esk and th ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the Yimbun had a population of 33 people.

Geography

Yimbun is predominantly used for farming with no urban development. The

Brisbane Valley Highway The Brisbane Valley Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia. It links the Warrego Highway near Ipswich and the D'Aguilar Highway about north of Harlin. Its direction follows the approximate course of the Brisbane River. It is part ...

runs north to south through the locality. The now-closed

Brisbane Valley railway line The Brisbane Valley railway line was a railway connection in Queensland, Australia connecting Ipswich, west of Brisbane, to the upper Brisbane River valley. Progressively opened between 1884 and 1913, the railway provided a vital transport link ...

ran from north to south through Yimbun.

History

Yimbun takes its name from the

Yimbun railway station Yimbun is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Yimbun had a population of 33 people. Geography Yimbun is predominantly used for farming with no urban development. The Brisbane Valley Highway runs north to sout ...

, a word from the Dunibara dialect of the Waka language meaning ''bullrush'' (

Typha angustifolia ''Typha angustifolia'' L. (also lesser bulrush, narrowleaf cattail or lesser reedmace) is a perennial herbaceous plant of genus ''Typha''. This cattail is an "obligate wetland" species that is commonly found in the northern hemisphere in brackis ...

). It was briefly named Moorabool from 1904 to 1906 and then Kannangur from 1906 to 1914. In the Yimbun had a population of 33 people.

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