Kincora, Queensland
| Kincora Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Looking across the Condamine River from Tummaville towards Kincora, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
  Kincora | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°47′54″S 151°32′14″E / 27.7983°S 151.5372°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 71 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.923/km2 (2.391/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4356 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 76.9 km2 (29.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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Kincora is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Kincora had a population of 71 people.[1]
History
[edit]Kincora Provisional School opened on 7 May 1883.[3][4] On 1 January 1909, it became Kincora State School. It closed on 28 January 1963.[5] It was on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) site on the north-west corner of Janz Road (shown as Keene Road on some maps) and School Road (27°48′48″S 151°33′30″E / 27.8132°S 151.5584°E).[6][7]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Kincora had a population of 57 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Kincora had a population of 71 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Kincora. The nearest government primary schools are Brookstead State School in neighbouring Brookstead to the north-west and Pittsworth State School in Pittsworth to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Pittsworth State High School, also in Pittsworth. There is also a Catholic primary school in Pittsworth.[9]
References
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- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kincora (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Kincora – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47979)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Country News". The Queenslander. Vol. XXII, no. 369. Queensland, Australia. 21 October 1882. p. 553. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XXXVII, no. 7, 910. Queensland, Australia. 19 May 1883. p. 6. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Parish of North Branch" (Map). Queensland Government. 1940. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kincora (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
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