Goombi
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{GeoGroup}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Goombi
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-26.7169|150.4094|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Goombi (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 56
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| area = 110.9
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 23
| dir1 = E
| location1 = Miles
| dist2 = 105
| dir2 = NW
| location2 = Dalby
| dist3 = 312
| dir3 = WNW
| location3 = Brisbane
| dist4 =
| dir4 =
| location4 =
| lga = Western Downs Region
| stategov = Callide
| fedgov = Maranoa
| near-n = Cameby
| near-ne = Cameby
| near-e = Rywung
| near-se = Greenswamp
| near-s = Greenswamp
| near-sw = Columboola
| near-w = Columboola
| near-nw = Columboola
}}
Goombi is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|47702|Goombi|locality in Western Downs Region|accessdate=29 December 2020}} Goombi is one end of the Queensland rabbit-proof fence.{{Cite web |date=28 January 2015 |title=Information on the Darling Downs-Moreton Rabbit Board |url=http://www.ddmrb.org.au/About%20DDMRB.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226233249/http://ddmrb.org.au/About%20DDMRB.htm |archive-date=26 February 2015 |access-date=21 August 2015 |publisher=Darling Downs-Moreton Rabbit Board}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Goombi had a population of 56 people.
Geography
Goombi is a sparsely populated rural area, fully developed as farm land.{{Queensland Globe|accessdate=|access-date=1 January 2021}}
The Warrego Highway passes east to west through the northern part of the locality. The Western railway line runs parallel and immediately south of the highway, with Goombi railway station serving the locality ({{coord|-26.6768|150.4096|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Goombi railway station}}).{{Cite web|date=2 October 2020|title=Railway stations and sidings - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|archive-date=5 October 2020|access-date=5 October 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}
History
Goombi State School opened on 16 November 1915. It closed in 1964.{{Citation|title=Queensland schools past and present|date=2010|author1=Queensland Family History Society|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}} It was on the southern side of the Warrego Highway opposite the Goombi railway station ({{Coord|-26.67754|150.40896|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Goombi State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1939 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m83 |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m83-surv-control-1939.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106074420/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m83-surv-control-1939.jpg |archive-date=6 November 2021 |access-date=16 February 2023 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}}{{Cite web |date=1971 |title=Parish of Cameby |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-cameby-1971.jpg |access-date=16 February 2023 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=16 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216053934/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-cameby-1971.jpg |url-status=live }}
Unity Provisional School opened on 16 November 1922 and closed in 1931. It was on the south-western corner of Lees Road and B Kerrs Road on the present-day boundary between Goombi and Rywung ({{Coord|-26.7256|150.4556|name=Unity Provisional School (former)}}).
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Goombi had a population of 34 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31204|name=Goombi (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Goombi had a population of 56 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31193|name=Goombi (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Goombi. The nearest government primary schools are Chinchilla State School in Chinchilla to the east and Miles State School in Miles to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Chinchilla State High School in Chinchilla and Miles State High School in Miles.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=18 December 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 }}
References
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{{Western Downs Region}}