Kincora
Queensland
Looking across the Condamine River from Tummaville towards Kincora, 2015
Kincora is located in Queensland
Kincora
Kincora
Coordinates27°47′54″S 151°32′14″E / 27.7983°S 151.5372°E / -27.7983; 151.5372 (Kincora (centre of locality))
Population57 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.741/km2 (1.920/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4356
Area76.9 km2 (29.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Kincora:
Brookstead Yarranlea Scrubby Mountain
Tummaville Kincora North Branch
Tummaville Tummaville North Branch

Kincora is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Kincora had a population of 57 people.[1]

History

Kincora Provisional School opened on 7 May 1883.[3][4] On 1 January 1909, it became Kincora State School. It closed on 28 January 1963.[5] It was on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) site on the north-west corner of Janz Road (shown as Keene Road on some maps) and School Road (27°48′48″S 151°33′30″E / 27.8132°S 151.5584°E / -27.8132; 151.5584 (Kincora State School (former))).[6][7]

In the 2016 census, Kincora had a population of 57 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kincora (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Kincora – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47979)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Country News". The Queenslander. Vol. XXII, no. 369. Queensland, Australia. 21 October 1882. p. 553. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XXXVII, no. 7, 910. Queensland, Australia. 19 May 1883. p. 6. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ^ "Parish of North Branch" (Map). Queensland Government. 1940. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 December 2023.


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