Camboon is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Camboon had a population of 76 people.[3]
| Camboon Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Camboon | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°00′10″S 150°20′46″E / 25.0027°S 150.3461°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 76 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4719 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,714.1 km2 (661.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Banana | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Geography edit
Dingley Dell is a neighbourhood in the north-east of the locality (24°47′00″S 150°34′00″E / 24.7833°S 150.5666°E).[4]
There are a number of protected areas in the locality within:[5]
- Montour State Forest in the north-east of locality (extending into neighbouring Rawbelle to the east)
- Camboon State Forest in the south-east of the locality (extending into neighbouring Cracow to the south)
Apart from the protected areas, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.[5]
Camboon has the following mountains:
- Bald Mountain (24°59′27″S 150°14′10″E / 24.9907°S 150.2361°E) 410 metres (1,350 ft)[6][7]
- Dicks Lookout (25°06′50″S 150°19′26″E / 25.1140°S 150.3240°E) 420 metres (1,380 ft)[6][8]
- Mount Appenben (24°54′57″S 150°17′13″E / 24.9158°S 150.2870°E) 406 metres (1,332 ft)[6][9]
- Mount Coangal (25°01′25″S 150°24′51″E / 25.0236°S 150.4142°E) 499 metres (1,637 ft)[6][10]
- Mount Kable (25°03′57″S 150°21′48″E / 25.0658°S 150.3633°E) 500 metres (1,600 ft)[6][11]
- Mount Kandoonan (24°58′19″S 150°25′36″E / 24.9719°S 150.4268°E) 546 metres (1,791 ft)[6][12]
- Mount Mungungal (25°04′56″S 150°24′14″E / 25.0823°S 150.4040°E) 568 metres (1,864 ft)[6][13]
- Mount Okangal (25°00′50″S 150°17′01″E / 25.0138°S 150.2837°E) 540 metres (1,770 ft)[6][14]
- Mount Ox (25°04′07″S 150°10′25″E / 25.0685°S 150.1736°E) 326 metres (1,070 ft)[6][15]
- Mount Shirley (25°08′13″S 150°18′15″E / 25.1369°S 150.3042°E) 380 metres (1,250 ft)[6][16]
History edit
The name Camboon is believed to be derived from the Aboriginal word caamboon meaning the bullrushes growing at the edge of waterholes.[2]
On Tuesday 7 May 1868, the Queensland Government auctioned 32 town lots, each 2 roods (0.50 acres; 0.20 ha), in the town of Camboon.[17] The town site was at 25°02′01″S 50°26′02″E / 25.0335°S 50.4338°E, near the head station of the Camboon pastoral run.[18][19]
A post office opened on 1 June 1874. It closed on 16 October 1965.[20]
Camboon Provisional School opened about 1899 but closed in 1908 due to low enrolments. In 1910, the school was reopened but only operated half-time in conjunction with the newly opened Camboon Woolshed Provisional School. Both schools were closed in 1915.[21]
Clare Provisional School opened on 19 July 1921. Newestella Provisional School opened on 29 August 1921. The two schools were operated as half-time schools in conjunction (meaning that they shared a teacher between them). Both schools closed in December 1923 due to low student numbers.[21]
In the 2016 census, Camboon had a population of 93 people.[22]
In the 2021 census, Camboon had a population of 76 people.[3]
Education edit
There are no schools in Camboon. The nearest government primary schools are Theodore State School in Theodore to the west and Thangool State School in neighbouring Thangool to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Theodore State School (to Year 10), Biloela State High School in Biloela to the north and Moura State High School in Moura to the north-west. However, the distances to these schools may be too far for a daily commute from some parts of the locality; distance education and boarding schools are the other options.[5]
Events edit
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Camboon (Qld) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Camboon – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49540)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Camboon (SSC)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Dingley Dell – locality unbounded in Shire of Banana (entry 9992)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Bald Mountain – mountain in Banana Shire (entry 1329)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Dicks Lookout – mountain in Banana Shire (entry 9905)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Appenben – mountain in Banana Shire (entry 681)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Coangal – mountain in Banana Shire (entry 7548)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Kable – mountain in Banana Shire (entry 17525)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Kandoonan – mountain in Banana Shire (entry 17648)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Mungungal – mountain in Banana Shire (entry 23490)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Okangal – mountain in Banana Shire (entry 25254)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Ox – mountain in Banana Shire (entry 25687)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Shirley – mountain in Banana Shire (entry 30755)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Advertising". Rockhampton Bulletin And Central Queensland Advertiser. No. 894. Queensland, Australia. 9 April 1868. p. 3. Retrieved 26 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m161" (Map). Queensland Government. 1949. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ Frew, Joan (1981). "11c Post Offices C". Queensland post offices, 1842-1980 and receiving offices, 1869-1927. Joan Frew. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-9593973-0-7.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Camboon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Simple Pleasures: Banana Shire" (PDF). The Gladstone Region. Tourism Queensland. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
