Kybong 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 , Kybong had a population of 363 people.

Geography

Kybong is south-east of Gympie's central business district along the

Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Natio ...

, which passes through the locality from the south-east (

Traveston Traveston is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Traveston had a population of 509 people. Geography Traveston is predominantly farm land with a small urban area to the west of the T ...

) to the north (

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). The Mary River forms the western boundary. Gympie Aerodrome is at 20 Lobwein Road (). The Gympie Aero Club and Gympie Gliding Club are based there in addition to flight training and aircraft maintenance services. It is operated by the

Gympie Regional Council 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 ...

. The locality is home to a large truck stop on the Old Bruce Highway. The truck stop was home to

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, the mascot of the 1982 Commonwealth Games before it was relocated to a new truck stop in neighbouring

History

Kybong Provisional School opened on 1 October 1905. On 1 January 1909, it became Kybong State School. It closed on 6 August 1960. The school was at 1320 Old Bruce Highway (). Mawarra Independent School opened in 2020.

Demographics

In the , Kybong had a population of 370 people. In the , Kybong had a population of 333 people. In the , Kybong had a population of 363 people.

Heritage listings

Kybong has the following heritage sites: * Kybong Hall, 1347 Old Bruce Highway ()

Education

Mawarra Independent School is an independent primary and secondary (Prep to Year 10) school for boys and girls at 889-967 Old Bruce Highway (). As at 2023, the school had an enrolment of 47 students. There are no government schools in Kybong. The nearest government primary schools are Monkland State School in Monkland to the north, Dagun State School in neighbouring Dagun to the south-west, and Cooran State School in

Cooran Cooran is a rural hinterland town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Cooran had a population of 1,756 people. Geography Cooran is predominantly farming land with its urban centre in the north ...

to the south-east. The 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 ...

in Gympie to the north, Mary Valley State College (to Year 10) in

Imbil Imbil is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Imbil had a population of 1,071 people. Geography Imbil is in the Wide Bay–Burnett district in the Mary River valley, north of the st ...

, and the Noosa District State High School in Pomona ( junior campus) and

Cooroy Cooroy is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Cooroy had a population of 4,801 people. Geography Cooroy is inland from the northern Sunshine Coast hinterland about west of Noosa ...

(senior campus).

References

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