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Koombooloomba
Queensland
Koombooloomba is located in Queensland
Koombooloomba
Koombooloomba
Location in Queensland
Population 0 (2016 census)
 • Density 0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4872
Area 757.8 km2 (292.6 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Tablelands Region
State electorate(s) Dalrymple
Federal Division(s) Kennedy
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. In the 2016 census Koombooloomba had a population of 0 people.

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

Geography

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

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.

Horse Shoe Lagoon Provisional School opened on 19 February 1953. At some point, it was renamed Koombooloomba State School, but it closed in 1963 due to low student numbers.

Koombooloomba Post Office opened in about December 1952 and closed about 1963.

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