Kurumbul is a rural town and
locality
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in the
Goondiwindi Region
The Goondiwindi Region is a local government area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia along the state's border with New South Wales. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas which dat ...
, Queensland, Australia.
It is on the
border of Queensland
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and
New South Wales
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.
In the , the locality of Kurumbul had a population of 36 people.
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Geography
The ''Dumaresq River
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'' forms most of the southern boundary and is the border between Queensland and New South Wales.
The Cunningham Highway
The Cunningham Highway is a National Highway (Australia), national highway located in South East Queensland, south-eastern Queensland, Australia. The highway links the Darling Downs region with the urbanised outskirts of Ipswich, Queensland, I ...
runs along the northern boundary.Yelarbon
Yelarbon is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , the locality of Yelarbon had a population of 313 people.
Geography
Yelarbon is in south-c ...
), passes immediately south of the town (located in the south-east of the locality), and exits to the west (Goondiwindi
Goondiwindi () is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , the locality of Goondiwindi had a population of 6, ...
).
History
The town takes its name from its railway station, which was originally named Burranba (an Aboriginal word meaning ''brigalow
''Acacia harpophylla'', commonly known as brigalow, brigalow spearwood or orkor, is an endemic tree of Australia. The Aboriginal Australian group the Gamilaraay peoples know the tree as Barranbaa or Burrii. It is found in central and coasta ...
'') on 3 September 1908, but was changed to ''Kurumbul'' (believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning ''magpie
Magpies are birds of various species of the family Corvidae. Like other members of their family, they are widely considered to be intelligent creatures. The Eurasian magpie, for instance, is thought to rank among the world's most intelligent c ...
'') on 30 August 1912.
Demographics
In the , Kurumbul had a population of 46 people.
Education
There are no schools in Kurumbul. The nearest government primary schools are Yelarbon State School in neighbouring Yelarbon to the east and Goondiwindi State School in neighbouring Goondiwindi to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Goondiwindi State High School
Goondiwindi State High School is a public co-educational secondary school, located in Goondiwindi, Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. The school is administered by the Queensland Department of Education.
Name
"Gundawindi", the name o ...
in Goondiwindi to the west.
References
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Towns in Queensland
Goondiwindi Region
Localities in Queensland