Goombi

Goombi is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Goombi had a population of 34 people.[1]

Goombi
Queensland
Goombi
Coordinates26.7169°S 150.4094°E / -26.7169; 150.4094 (Goombi (centre of locality))
Population34 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.307/km2 (0.794/sq mi)
Postcode(s)No postcode
Area110.9 km2 (42.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 23 km (14 mi) E of Miles
  • 105 km (65 mi) NW of Dalby
  • 312 km (194 mi) WNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Goombi:
Columboola Cameby Cameby
Columboola Goombi Rywung
Columboola Greenswamp Greenswamp

Goombi is one end of the Queensland rabbit-proof fence.[3]

Goombi does not have a postcode.[4]

Geography

Goombi is a sparsely populated rural area, fully developed as farm land.[5]

The Warrego Highway passes east to west through the northern part of the locality. The Western railway line runs parallel and immediately south of the highway, with Goombi railway station serving the locality (26.6768°S 150.4096°E / -26.6768; 150.4096 (Goombi railway station)).[5][6]

History

Goombi State School opened on 16 November 1915. It closed in 1964.[7]

In the 2016 census Goombi had a population of 34 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Goombi (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Goombi – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47702)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Information on the Darling Downs-Moreton Rabbit Board". Darling Downs-Moreton Rabbit Board. 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  4. "Find a postcode". Australia Post. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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