Koombooloomba, Queensland

Coordinates: 17°49′40″S 145°32′55″E / 17.8277°S 145.5486°E

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Koombooloomba
Queensland

Koombooloomba

Coordinates

17°49′40″S 145°32′55″E / 17.8277°S 145.5486°E

Population

0 (2021 census)^[1]

• Density

0.0000/km² (0.0000/sq mi)

Postcode(s)

4872

Area

757.8 km² (292.6 sq mi)

Time zone

AEST (UTC+10:00)

Location

1,700 km (1,056 mi) NW of Brisbane
155 km (96 mi) S of Cairns
118 km (73 mi) SW of Innisfail
37 km (23 mi) S of Ravenshoe

Localities around Koombooloomba:
Millstream	Ravenshoe Maalan	Palmerston Gulngai
Innot Hot Springs	Koombooloomba	Cardstone Walter Hill
Glen Ruth	Kirrama	Kooroomool

Koombooloomba is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, the locality of Koombooloomba had "no people or a very low population".^[1]

The locality was used during the construction of the Kareeya Hydro Power Station.

Geography

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There is a hydro-electric Koombooloomba Dam nearby. The Koombooloomba dam acts as a water reservoir which supplies water to the Tully River downstream and the Kareeya Hydro Power Station. The Tully River flows from nearby Tully into the ocean.

History

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The village of Koombooloomba was built to accommodate the workers on the Koombooloomba Dam. The timber for the village was cut from trees that would be submerged by the dam.^[3]

Koombooloomba State School opened on 19 February 1953 and closed in 1963.^[4]

Koombooloomba Post Office opened about December 1952 and closed about 1963.^[5]