Kioma, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Kioma
State:qld
Coordinates:-28.2197°N 149.7988°W
Pop:32
Postcode:4498
Area:302.0
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:75.5
Dir1:NW
Location1:Goondiwindi
Dist2:264
Dir2:WSW
Location2:Toowoomba
Dist3:396
Dir3:WSW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Goondiwindi Region
Stategov:Southern Downs
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Tarawera
Near-Ne:Lundavra
Near-E:Toobeah
Near-Se:Toobeah
Near-S:Bungunya
Near-Sw:Bungunya
Near-W:Tarawera
Near-Nw:Tarawera

Kioma is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Kioma had a population of 32 people.

Geography

The Meandarra – Talwood Road (State Route 74) forms part of the western boundary.

History

John Hubert Fairfax established Kioma Station in the early twentieth century.[2] He was a grandson of John Fairfax, one of the early proprietors of The Sydney Morning Herald, and his wife was Ruth Fairfax (née Dowling), a founding member of the Australian Country Women's Association.

Kioma State School opened on 9 November 1959 in response to a request from the managers of "Kioma" Station.[3]

Demographics

In the, Kioma had a population of 30 people.

In the, Kioma had a population of 32 people.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:

Kioma Station has an airstrip (-28.2202°N 149.7943°W) adjacent to the school.[6]

Education

Kioma State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Kioma Road (-28.2172°N 149.794°W).[7] [8] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 15 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[9]

There is no secondary school in Kioma. The nearest is Goondiwindi State High School in Goondiwindi to the south-east but at such a distance that distance education and boarding school would be other options.

Notes and References

  1. 14 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Obituary - John Hubert Fairfax. . 11 Jun 1950. Obituaries Australia. 6 May 2019. 6 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190506002910/http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/fairfax-john-hubert-6357. live.
  3. Web site: Little school is facing the axe . . 22 Jul 2009 . Warwick Daily News . 6 May 2019 . 6 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190506015814/https://www.warwickdailynews.com.au/news/little-school-is-facing-the-axe/277697/ . live .
  4. Web site: 18 November 2020. Homesteads - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124212526/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79. 24 November 2020. 24 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  5. Web site: . JH Fairfax and Son. 6 May 2019. Yellow Pages. 14 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201214053825/https://www.yellowpages.com.au/qld/toobeah/j-h-fairfax-son-13408824-listing.html. live.
  6. Web site: 22 October 2020. Heliports and landing grounds - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201116140611/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/1646c12e-0c31-42d3-a156-9891b01e938a. 16 November 2020. 3 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  7. Web site: 9 July 2018. State and non-state school details. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018. 21 November 2018. Queensland Government.
  8. Web site: Kioma State School. 21 November 2018. 26 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200326040902/https://kiomass.eq.edu.au/. live.
  9. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018. 28 January 2020. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 27 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx. live.