| 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.
The Meandarra – Talwood Road (State Route 74) forms part of the western boundary.
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]
In the, Kioma had a population of 30 people.
In the, Kioma had a population of 32 people.
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]
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.