Kemmis, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Kemmis
State:qld
Coordinates:-21.6238°N 148.3311°W
Pop:0
Postcode:4742
Area:462.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:48.5
Dir1:SE
Location1:Glenden
Dist2:48.8
Dir2:WNW
Location2:Nebo
Dist3:148
Dir3:NE
Location3:Moranbah
Dist4:129
Dir4:SW
Location4:Mackay
Dist5:1015
Dir5:NNW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Isaac Region
Stategov:Burdekin
Fedgov:Capricornia
Near-N:Hail Creek
Near-Ne:Hail Creek
Near-E:Hail Creek
Near-Se:Strathfield
Near-S:Coppabella
Near-Sw:Burton
Near-W:Burton
Near-Nw:Elphinstone

Kemmis is a rural locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Kemmis had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

The land is lower and flatter to the south and east, above sea level. However, the terrain becomes more mountainous in the west and north of the locality, with the following peaks (from north to south):

The Suttor Developmental Road enters the locality from the north-east (Hail Creek) and exits to the west (Elphinstone).

The Goonyella railway line enters the locality from the south-west (Strathfield) and exits to the north-west (Hail Creek).

South Walker Creek Mine is a large coal mine in the south of the locality extending into neighbouring Strathfield.[6] There are many other former mine sites in Kemmis.

Apart from mining, the land use is grazing on native vegetation.

History

The locality was named after pastoralist, Arthur Kemmis, who participated in William Landsborough's 1861 expedition from the Gulf of Carpentaria to Melbourne in search of the Burke and Wills expedition. Kemmis was partner in the lease of Fort Cooper pastoral run.[1]

Demographics

In the, Kemmis had a population of 3 people.

In the, Kemmis had "no people or a very low population".

Education

There are no schools in Kemmis. The nearest government primary schools are Glenden State School in Glenden to the north-west, Nebo State School in Nebo to the east, and Coppabella State School in neighbouring Coppabella to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Glenden State School (to Year 12).[7]

Notes and References

  1. 26 October 2019.
  2. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  3. 25 November 2020.
  4. 25 November 2020.
  5. 25 November 2020.
  6. Web site: Operations . 2023-10-01 . Stanmore . en-US . 20 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230920150902/https://www.stanmore.net.au/assets/operations/ . live .
  7. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 30 September 2023 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .