Kioma Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 28°13′11″S 149°47′56″E / 28.2197°S 149.7988°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 30 ( 2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.099/km2 (0.26/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4498 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 302.0 km2 (116.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Goondiwindi Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Kioma is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Kioma had a population of 30 people. [1]
The Meandarra – Talwood Road ( State Route 74) forms part of the western boundary.
John Hubert Fairfax formed “Kioma” Station in the early twentieth century. [3] He was a grandson of John Fairfax, one of the early proprietors of The Sydney Morning Herald, and his wife was Ruth Fairfax (née Dowling), a founding member of the Australian Country Women's Association.
Kioma State School opened on 9 November 1959 in response to a request from the managers of "Kioma" Station. [4] [5]
In the 2016 census Kioma had a population of 30 people. [1]
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:
Kioma Station has an airstrip ( 28°13′13″S 149°47′39″E / 28.2202°S 149.7943°E) adjacent to the school. [8]
Kioma State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Kioma Road ( 28°13′02″S 149°47′38″E / 28.2172°S 149.7940°E). [9] [10] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 15 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). [11]
There is no secondary school in Kioma. The nearest is Goondiwindi State High School in Goondiwindi to the south-east but at such a distance that distance education and boarding school would be other options. [12]