Jimbour East
Queensland
Jimbour East is located in Queensland
Jimbour East
Jimbour East
Coordinates26°55′45″S 151°17′21″E / 26.9291°S 151.2891°E / -26.9291; 151.2891 (Jimbour East (centre of locality))
Population199 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.6857/km2 (1.776/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4406
Area290.2 km2 (112.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Jimbour East:
Jimbour West Cooranga Cooranga
Jimbour West Jimbour East Bell
Macalister Pirrinuan Kaimkillenbun
Jimbour
Queensland
War memorial hall
Jimbour is located in Queensland
Jimbour
Jimbour
Coordinates26°58′S 151°13′E / 26.967°S 151.217°E / -26.967; 151.217
Population197 (SAL 2021)[2]
Postcode(s)4406
Location
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Maranoa

Jimbour East is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2016 census Jimbour East had a population of 199 people.[1] The town of Jimbour in the locality.[4]

Geography

Jimbour East is relatively flat farming land (elevation 350–450 metres). The town of Jimbour is located in the south-western part of the locality,[5] 236 kilometres (147 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane.

Road infrastructure

The Dalby–Jandowae Road (State Route 82) runs along the western boundary and passes through part of the western portion.[6]

History

The town name was first used by 1841 by Henry Dennis for his Jimbour pastoral run, with the apparent meaning of either "sheep" or "good grass" in an unrecorded Aboriginal language.[3] In 1877, 40,000 acres (16,000 ha) of land was resumed from the Jimbour pastoral run to establish smaller farms. The land was offered for selection on 24 April 1877.[7]

Jimbour Provisional School opened on 9 September 1873. On 14 November 1916 it became Jimbour State School. During 1922 and 1923 it became a half-time school (meaning a single teacher was shared between two schools) in conjunction with Spring Flat State School initially and then with Springfield Provisional School. It resumed as a full time school in 1923 but then closed on 31 December 1925. It reopened on 29 September 1931 as Jimbour Provisional School. On 2 June 1933 it returned to State School status.[8]

Jimbour Post Office opened on 1 September 1882.[9]

The Jimbour Memorial Hall is the second such building on that site, the first having blown down in a severe storm in 1949.[10]

In the 2006 census Jimbour East had a population of 185 people.[11]

In the 2016 census Jimbour East had a population of 199 people.[1]

Amenities

Facilities in the town include a primary school,[12] a post office, butchery (that is non operational) and a town hall.[13] Jimbour State School opened on 9 September 1873.[14]

Heritage listings

Jimbour East has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

Jimbour State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Dalby-Jandowae Road (26°57′47″S 151°12′59″E / 26.9630°S 151.2163°E / -26.9630; 151.2163 (Jimbour State School)).[17][18] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 13 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[19]

There is no secondary school in Jimbour East. The nearest secondary schools are Bell State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Bell to the east, Jandowae State School (to Year 10) in Jandowae to the north-west, and Dalby State High School (to Year 12) in Dalby to the south.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Jimbour East (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Jimbour East (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b "Jimbour East – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 49278)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Jimbour – town (entry 17205)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  6. ^ Jimbour East, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
  8. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  9. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Jimbour War Memorial Hall". Monument Australia. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  11. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Jimbour East (SSC)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Jimbour SS". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Jimbour - historic pasture". Dalby Regional Council. Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
  14. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  15. ^ "Jimbour Dry Stone Wall (entry 602415)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  16. ^ "Jimbour House (entry 600941)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  17. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  18. ^ "Jimbour State School". Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  19. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

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