Cambroon, Queensland

Cambroon is located on the Mary River.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=28 November 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }} It is on the Maleny-Kenilworth Road.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=28 November 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}

Cambroon takes its name from the pastoral run of the same name, which was established in 1855 by J. D. MacTaggart.{{cite web|title=Early History|url=http://www.kenilworthmuseum.org.au/Early%20History.htm|website=Kenilworth Museum|accessdate=8 June 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140624212611/http://kenilworthmuseum.org.au/Early%20History.htm|archivedate=24 June 2014}} The name of the pastoral run is believed to be the name of an Aboriginal leader at the time of first contact.{{cite QPN|47856|Cambroon|accessdate=7 June 2014}}

In 1887, {{Convert|16000|acres||abbr=}} of land were resumed from the Cambroon pastoral run for the establishment of small farms. The land was offered for selection on 17 April 1887.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1361846|title=Proclamations under the New Land Acts.|date=2 March 1877|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|access-date=20 February 2020|location=Queensland, Australia|page=3|via=Trove|archive-date=27 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827084837/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1361846|url-status=live}}

Residents began to lobby for a school in 1919.{{cite news |date=7 November 1919 |title=Advertising |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article81873984 |accessdate=30 June 2024 |newspaper=Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser |location=Queensland, Australia |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=XVI |issue=836}} Cambroon Provisional School opened on 5 February 1923 and became Cambroon State School on 1 December 1924.{{cite news |date=7 December 1923 |title=HALF SOLD. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article181763025 |accessdate=30 June 2024 |newspaper=Daily Standard |location=Queensland, Australia |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=3408}}{{cite news |date=12 December 1924 |title=SCHOOL TEACHERS. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118592260 |accessdate=30 June 2024 |newspaper=Queensland Times |location=Queensland, Australia |page=3 (DAILY.) |via=National Library of Australia |volume=LXVI |issue=11,889}} The school closed in May 1944.{{Citation | author1=Queensland Family History Society | title=Queensland schools past and present | publication-date=2010 | publisher=Queensland Family History Society | edition=Version 1.01 | isbn=978-1-921171-26-0 }}{{cite QSA Agency|8926|Cambroon State School|8 June 2014}} It was on a {{Convert|5|acre|adj=on}} site at 1038 Eastern Mary River Road ({{Coord|-26.64263|152.68739|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Cambroon State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1942 |title=Nambour |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-nambour-1942/original |access-date=30 June 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=21 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821025456/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-nambour-1942/original |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=1943 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76 |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m76-surv-control-1943/original |access-date=30 June 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810231609/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m76-surv-control-1943/original |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Land parcel; Roads and rail; Watercourse |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }} In 1949, tenders were called to remove the school building and re-erect it at Wamuran State School.{{cite news |date=16 December 1949 |title=Advertising |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article78372524 |accessdate=30 June 2024 |newspaper=Nambour Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser |location=Queensland, Australia |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=2374}}

In the 2011 census, Cambroon had a population of 373 people. Almost all the people living in Cambroon speak English.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30301|name=Cambroon (SSC)|accessdate=7 June 2014|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Cambroon had a population of 219 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30501|name=Cambroon (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Cambroon had a population of 211 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30498|name=Cambroon (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

There are no schools in Cambroon. The nearest government primary schools are Kenilworth State Community College in neighbouring Kenilworth to the north-east and Conondale State School in neighbouring Conodale to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Mary Valley State College (to Year 10) in Imbil to the north and Maleny State High School (to Year 12) in Maleny to the south-east.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}

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