Kinleymore

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Kinleymore
Queensland
Congregation of the Kinleymore Methodist Church, 1911
Kinleymore is located in Queensland
Kinleymore
Kinleymore
Coordinates26°10′39″S 151°39′24″E / 26.1774°S 151.6566°E / -26.1774; 151.6566 (Kinleymore (centre of locality))
Population69 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density1.435/km2 (3.715/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4613
Area48.1 km2 (18.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Kinleymore:
Stalworth Abbeywood Stonelands
Proston Kinleymore Hivesville
Melrose Melrose Mount McEuen

Kinleymore is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Kinleymore had a population of 69 people.[1]

Geography

The Proston railway line enters the locality from the east (Hivesville), passes through Kinleymore railway station (26°11′06″S 151°39′18″E / 26.1851°S 151.6551°E / -26.1851; 151.6551 (Kinleymore railway station)) in the centre of the locality, and then exits to the west (Proston).[3] The line no longer operates and the station is abandoned.[4]

History

The locality was named after three of the original settlers in the area by combining parts of their surnames (Kinnear, Leys, Morey), and also used this as the railway station name from 2 March 1923. Previously the railway station was called Mobill (reported as a Waka language word meaning stony country).[2]

Kinleymore Provisional School opened on 20 June 1913. On 1 February 1918, it became Kinleymore State School. It closed on 31 December 1969.[5] The school was on the southern corner of Kinleymore School Road and Middle Road (26°10′43″S 151°39′20″E / 26.1785°S 151.6555°E / -26.1785; 151.6555 (Kinleymore State School (former))).[6][7]

The section of the Proston railway line that passes through the locality closed on 25 January 1993.[8]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Kinleymore had a population of 93 people.[9]

In the 2021 census, Kinleymore had a population of 69 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Kinleymore. The nearest government primary school is Proston State School in neighbouring Proston to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Proston State School (to Year 10) and Murgon State High School (to Year 12) in Murgon to the east.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kinleymore (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Kinleymore – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46233)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m114" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  8. ^ Kerr, J. 'Triumph of Narrow Gauge' Boolarong Press 1990
  9. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kinleymore (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  10. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2024.

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