Kumbia, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kumbia Queensland
Kumbia Pioneer tribute beside the Memorial School of Arts hall
Kumbia Location in Queensland
Population	294 (2016 census)
• Density	4.224/km2 (10.94/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4610
Area	69.6 km2 (26.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	22.3 km (14 mi) SW of Kingaroy 149 km (93 mi) N of Toowoomba 222 km (138 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)	Nanango
Federal Division(s)	Maranoa
Localities around Kumbia: Mannuem Benair Haly Creek Mannuem Kumbia Haly Creek Boyneside Alice Creek Alice Creek

Kumbia (pronounced "come-bia") is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Kumbia had a population of 294 people.

History

Kumbia Post Office opened on 19 July 1915 (a receiving office had been open from 1913).

The Kumbia State School opened on 2 February 1914 and celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2014.

As a memorial for World War I, a memorial school of arts hall was established in 1922.

Kumbia Memorial School of Arts, 2008

Services and facilities

Kumbia has many small street-front shops including a Fuel Station with post office, store and caravan park, a mechanic, a general store, a butcher's shop and a pub.

Vodafone will serve the town and surrounding area with mobile phone service as part of the National Blackspot Program from Q3 2016.

Education

Kumbia State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Bell Street (26°41′36″S 151°39′05″E / 26.6932°S 151.6515°E / -26.6932; 151.6515 (Kumbia State School)). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 62 students with 7 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).

There is no secondary school in Kumbia. The nearest secondary school is Kingaroy State High School in Kingaroy to the north-east.

Notable residents

• Warren Truss, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, used to live in Kumbia