| Type: | suburb |
| Kianga | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -24.6902°N 150.0263°W |
| Pop: | 219 |
| Postcode: | 4718 |
| Area: | 414.7 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Elevation: | 100-280 |
| Dist1: | 11.3 |
| Dir1: | S |
| Location1: | Moura |
| Dist2: | 76.7 |
| Dir2: | WSW |
| Location2: | Biloela |
| Dist3: | 197 |
| Dir3: | SW |
| Location3: | Gladstone |
| Dist4: | 590 |
| Dir4: | NW |
| Location4: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Shire of Banana |
| Stategov: | Callide |
| Fedgov: | Flynn |
| Near-N: | Moura |
| Near-Ne: | Banana |
| Near-E: | Banana |
| Near-Se: | Lonesome Creek |
| Near-S: | Glenmoral |
| Near-Sw: | Warnoah |
| Near-W: | Warnoah |
| Near-Nw: | Moura |
Kianga is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Kianga had a population of 219 people.
The land use is a mixture of mining, grazing on native vegetation, and crop growing.
There are a number of railway stations within the locality:
The locality takes its name from the former railway station, named on 23 December 1937 by Queensland Railways Department after a pastoral run. It is an Aboriginal word, meaning home.[1]
On 20 September 1975, there was an explosion in Kianga No. 1 underground coal mine resulting in the deaths of 13 miners.[3] On 11 March 1978, a memorial centre in Moura (the nearest town) was officially opened to commemorate the disaster.[4]
In the, Kianga had a population of 227 people.
In the, Kianga had a population of 219 people.
There are no schools in Kianga. The nearest government primary schools are Moura State School in neighbouring Moura to the north-west, Banana State School in neighbouring Banana to the north-east, and Theodore State School in Theodore to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Moura State High School (to Year 12) in Moura and Theodore State School (to Year 10) in Theodore.[5]