Goombi Explained

Type:suburb
Goombi
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.7169°N 150.4094°W
Pop:56
Postcode:4413[1]
Area:110.9
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:23
Dir1:E
Location1:Miles
Dist2:105
Dir2:NW
Location2:Dalby
Dist3:312
Dir3:WNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Western Downs Region
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Cameby
Near-Ne:Cameby
Near-E:Rywung
Near-Se:Greenswamp
Near-S:Greenswamp
Near-Sw:Columboola
Near-W:Columboola
Near-Nw:Columboola

Goombi is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the, Goombi had a population of 56 people.

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

Goombi's postcode is 4413.[1]

Geography

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

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°N 150.4096°W).[4]

History

Goombi State School opened on 16 November 1915. It closed in 1964. It was on the southern side of the Warrego Highway opposite the Goombi railway station .[5] [6]

Unity Provisional School opened on 16 November 1922 and closed in 1931. It was on the south-western corner of Lees Road and B Kerrs Road on the present-day boundary between Goombi and Rywung .

Demographics

In the, Goombi had a population of 34 people.

In the, Goombi had a population of 56 people.

Notes and References

  1. https://auspost.com.au/postcode/goombi Goombi Postcode
  2. 29 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Information on the Darling Downs-Moreton Rabbit Board. 28 January 2015. 21 August 2015. Darling Downs-Moreton Rabbit Board. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150226233249/http://ddmrb.org.au/About%20DDMRB.htm. 26 February 2015.
  4. Web site: 2 October 2020. Railway stations and sidings - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  5. Web site: 1939 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m83 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211106074420/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m83-surv-control-1939.jpg . 6 November 2021 . 16 February 2023 . . Map.
  6. Web site: 1971 . Parish of Cameby . 16 February 2023 . . Map . 16 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216053934/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-cameby-1971.jpg . live .