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Koombooloomba, Queensland

FieldValue
typetown
nameKoombooloomba
stateqld
coordinates
pop0
pop_year
pop_footnotes
postcode4872
area757.8
timezoneAEST
utc+10:00
dist121.7
dir1SSW
location1Ravenshoe
dist272.2
dir2S
location2Atherton
dist3105
dir3WSW
location3Innisfail
dist4137
dir4SW
location4Cairns
dist51710
dir5NNW
location5Brisbane
lgaTablelands Region
stategovDalrymple
fedgovKennedy
near-nRavenshoe
Maalan
near-nePalmerston
Gulngai
near-eCardstone
Walter Hill
near-seKooroomool
near-sKirrama
near-swGlen Ruth
near-wInnot Hot Springs
near-nwMillstream

| near-n = Ravenshoe Maalan | near-ne = Palmerston Gulngai | near-e = Cardstone Walter Hill | near-se = Kooroomool | near-s = Kirrama | near-sw = Glen Ruth | near-w = Innot Hot Springs | near-nw = Millstream Koombooloomba is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Koombooloomba had "no people or a very low population".

The locality was used during the construction of the Kareeya Hydro Power Station.

Geography

There is a hydro-electric Koombooloomba Dam nearby. The Koombooloomba dam acts as a water reservoir which supplies water to the Tully River downstream and the Kareeya Hydro Power Station. The Tully River flows from nearby Tully into the ocean.

History

The village of Koombooloomba was built to accommodate the workers on the Koombooloomba Dam. The timber for the village was cut from trees that would be submerged by the dam.

Koombooloomba State School opened on 19 February 1953 and closed in 1963.

Koombooloomba Post Office opened about December 1952 and closed about 1963.

Demographics

In the , Koombooloomba had "no people or a very low population".

In the , the locality of Koombooloomba had "no people or a very low population".

References

References

  1. {{cite QPN. 48708. Koombooloomba. locality in Tablelands Region
  2. (28 September 1951). "The Townsville Daily Bulletin FRIDAY, September 28, 1951.". National Library of Australia.
  3. "Queensland schools past and present". [[Queensland Family History Society]].
  4. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions.
  5. {{Census 2016 AUS
  6. {{Census 2021 AUS
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