Coominglah Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 24°46′14″S 150°51′14″E / 24.7705°S 150.8538°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 12 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4630 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 204.5 km2 (79.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | North Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Coominglah is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] The land use is grazing on native vegetation.[3]
The Coominglah Range forms the north-eastern boundary of the locality.[3]
Coominglah has the following mountains:
The Burnett Highway enters the locality from the north (Lawgi Dawes) and exits to the east (Coominglah Forest).[7]
Coominglah was one of four pastoral runs selected by Adolphus Henry Trevethan in July 1848 following advice from the Archer brothers.[8] It had an estimated area of 20,480 acres (8,290 ha; 82.9 km2) and an estimated grazing capacity of 4000 sheep.[9]
Coominglah State School opened circa December 1939 with teacher Miss Viola Petra Goodfellow.[10][11] It closed circa 1947.[12][13] It was on Burns Road (24°42′32″S 150°48′39″E / 24.70892°S 150.81085°E), now within the boundaries of neighbouring Lawgi Dawes.[14]
In the 2016 census, Coominglah had a population of 18 people.[15]
There are no schools in Coominglah. The nearest government primary schools are Monto State School in Monto to the south-east and Thangool State School in Thangool to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Monto State High School in Monto.[3]