Kia Ora is a rural

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in the

Gympie Region The Gympie Region is a Local government in Australia, 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, Queensland, Sunshine Coast and ...

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, Australia. In the , Kia Ora had a population of 218 people.

History

The district takes its name from the Kia-Ora pastoral property operated by the Elliott family. The name comes from the

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greeting ''

Kia ora Kia ora (, approximated in English as or ) is a Māori-language greeting which has entered New Zealand English. It translates literally as "have life" or "be healthy", wishing the essence of life upon someone, from one speaker to the othe ...

''. Kia-Ora Provisional School opened on 18 July 1921 on land donated by the Elliott family. It became a state school in 1927. In 1931, the main industries were dairying and forestry. The Kia Ora Methodist Church opened in September 1938, becoming a

Uniting Church The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) is a united church in Australia. The church was founded on 22 June 1977 when most congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, about two-thirds of the Presbyterian Church of Australia and almost a ...

following the 1977 amalgamation. It was at 2755 Anderleigh Road (). It closed circa 1990 and was subsequently sold and converted to a house. On 9 December 1950, the Kia Ora Memorial Hall was erected to honour those who served in war..

Demographics

In the , Kia Ora had a population of 501 people. In the , Kia Ora had a population of 205 people. In the , Kia Ora had a population of 218 people.

Heritage listings

Kia Ora has the following heritage sites: * 2572 Anderleigh Road: Kia Ora School * 2755 Anderleigh Road: Kia Ora Methodist Church

Education

Kia-Ora State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2754 Anderleigh Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 62 students with 4 teachers and 11 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent). There is no secondary school in Kia Ora. The nearest government secondary schools are

Gympie State High School Gympie State High School is a 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 900 students per year, with an official count of 922 s ...

(to Year 12) in

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to the south-west and Tin Can Bay State School (to Year 10) in

Tin Can Bay Tin Can Bay is a coastal town and locality in the Wide Bay–Burnett region in Queensland, Australia. The locality is split between the Fraser Coast Region (the northern part of the locality) and the Gympie Region (southern part of the locality ...

to the north-east.

Amenities

Kia Ora Public Memorial Hall is at 2740 Anderleigh Road ().

References

External links

{{Gympie Region Gympie Region Localities in Queensland