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Obum Obum
Queensland
Obum Obum; Queensland
	Obum Obum
Coordinates	27°55′23″S 152°39′16″E / 27.9230°S 152.6544°E
Population	129 (2021 census)
• Density	11.73/km2 (30.37/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4309
Area	11.0 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	13.4 km (8 mi) NW of Boonah ; 40.9 km (25 mi) SSW of Ipswich ; 43.7 km (27 mi) WNW of Beaudesert ; 80.0 km (50 mi) SW of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)	Scenic Rim
Federal division(s)	Wright
	Suburbs around Obum Obum:

Obum Obum is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Obum Obum had a population of 129 people.^[1]

Geography

The creeks that rise in the locality contribute ultimately to the Bremer River, which is a tributary of the Brisbane River which flows into Moreton Bay.^[3]

The predominant land use is grazing with some crop growing.^[3]

Obum Obum Provisional School opened on 24 January 1899. It became Obum Obum State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1946 and its students were transferred to Engelsburg State School in Kalbar (later renamed Kalbar State School).^[4]^[5] It was at 210 Roberts Road (corner of Obum Obum Road, 27°54′46″S 152°39′21″E / 27.91268°S 152.65588°E / -27.91268; 152.65588 (Obum Obum State School)).^[6]^[3]

In the 2016 census, Obum Obum had a population of 131 people.^[7]

In the 2021 census, Obum Obum had a population of 129 people.^[1]

There are no schools in Obum Obum. The nearest primary schools are in Kalbar and Roadvale. The nearest secondary school is in Boonah.^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Obum Obum (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Obum Obum – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45179)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "History". Kalbar State School. 4 January 2019. Archived from the original on 18 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m38" (Map). Queensland Government. 1946. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Obum Obum (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.