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Kilbirnie, Queensland

Coordinates: 27°13′56″S 151°49′26″E / 27.2322°S 151.8238°E / -27.2322; 151.8238 (Kilbirnie (centre of locality))
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Kilbirnie
Queensland
Kilbirnie is located in Queensland
Kilbirnie
Kilbirnie
Coordinates27°13′56″S 151°49′26″E / 27.2322°S 151.8238°E / -27.2322; 151.8238 (Kilbirnie (centre of locality))
Population68 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density2.132/km2 (5.52/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4354
Area31.9 km2 (12.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Kilbirnie:
Mount Darry Doctor Creek Haden
Highland Plains Kilbirnie Haden
Highland Plains Goombungee Goombungee

Kilbirnie is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Kilbirnie had a population of 68 people.[1]

History

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Mount Darry Provisional School opened on 28 August 1899. On 1 January 1909 it became Mount Darry State School. In 1915 it was renamed Zahley State School and in 1925 it was renamed Kilbirnie State School. It closed on 31 December 1961.[3] It was located at 752 Goombungee Kilburnie Road (27°13′22″S 151°49′45″E / 27.2229°S 151.8293°E / -27.2229; 151.8293 (Mount Darry / Zahley / Kilburnie State School (former))).[4]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census Kilbirnie had a population of 60 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Kilbirnie had a population of 68 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kilbirnie (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Kilbirnie – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47978)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ "Parish of Goombungee" (Map). Queensland Government. 1947. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kilbirnie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata