Goomboorian

The locality is bounded to the south-west by the Tagigan Range, separating it from Wilsons Pocket. Tinana Creek enters the locality from Wilsons Pocket just north of the Tagigan Range and exits to the north (Kia Ora); it is a tributary of the Mary River.

Goomboorian has the following mountains:

• Mount South Goomboorian in the north-west of the locality ({{coord|-26.0685|152.7589|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount South Goomboorian}}) {{convert|383|m}}{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite QPN|31460|Mount South Goomboorian|mountain in Gympie Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=11 August 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}
• Mount Tagigan on the south-western boundary with Wilsons Pocket ({{coord|-26.1057|152.7956|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Tagigan}}) {{convert|279|m}}{{cite QPN|33121|Mount Tagigan|mountain in Gympie Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}

Despite the name, Mount South Goomboorian is in neighbouring Kia Ora to the north.

Tin Can Bay Road enters the locality from the west (Ross Creek) and exits to the north-west (Kia Ora / Toolara Forest).{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=11 August 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}

The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation, crop growing, and rural residential housing.

Tenders were called to build Goomboorian Provisional School in February 1901.{{cite news |date=19 February 1901 |title=Advertising |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article171018537 |accessdate=12 August 2024 |newspaper=Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette |location=Queensland, Australia |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=XXXIII |issue=4179}} The school opened on 3 February 1902. On 1 January 1909, it became Goomboorian State School. It closed in 1967.{{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 }} It was at approx 8-10 Tagigan Road ({{Coord|-26.07739|152.78139|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Goomboorian State School (former)}}) extending south to Tinana Creek.{{Cite web |date=1943 |title=Gympie |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-gympie-1943/original |access-date=12 August 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}}{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m110 |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m110-1964/original |access-date=12 August 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}}{{Cite web |date=1922 |title=County of March Sheet 1 |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-county-march-sh1-1922/original |access-date=12 August 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}}{{Cite web |date=1981 |title=9445-14 Tagigan |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-25000-9445-14-tagigan-1981/original |access-date=12 August 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}}{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=11 August 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}

The Goomboorian School of Arts opened in August 1915.{{cite news |date=28 August 1915 |title=Goomboorian |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article188168311 |accessdate=12 August 2024 |newspaper=Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette |location=Queensland, Australia |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=XLVIII |issue=7418}} In March 1918, an Honour Board was installed to recognise those who had served in World War I.{{cite news |date=23 March 1918 |title=Goomboorian |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189440686 |accessdate=12 August 2024 |newspaper=Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette |location=Queensland, Australia |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=L |issue=7978}}

The Goomboorian Memorial Hall was originally built in 1917. It was extended in 1922 and dedicated to those who had died in World War I.{{Cite web |title=Goomboorian Memorial Hall |url=https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/ww1/display/100077-goomboorian-memorial-hall-/ |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=Monument Australia}}{{cite news |date=28 March 1922 |title=GYMPIE. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20527843 |accessdate=12 August 2024 |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |location=Queensland, Australia |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=20,026}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Goomboorian had a population of 499 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31205|name=Goomboorian (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Goomboorian had a population of 566 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31194|name=Goomboorian (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

There are no schools in Goomboorian. The nearest government primary schools are Kia-Ora State School in neighbouring Kia Ora to the north and Wolvi State School in neighbouring Wolvi to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the south-west.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=11 August 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}

The Goomboorian Memorial Hall is at 5 Ross Road ({{Coord|-26.07697|152.77937|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Goomboorian Memorial Hall}}).{{Cite web |title=Goomboorian War Memorial Hall |url=https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/directory-record/161/goomboorian-war-memorial-hall |access-date=2024-08-11 |publisher=Gympie Regional Council}}{{Cite Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/26%C2%B004'38.8%22S+152%C2%B046'51.9%22E/@-26.0768006,152.7795775,3a,49y,213.66h,86.06t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1snhG49XrIX4Pye56UT9Vkog!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d-26.07745!4d152.78108?coh=205409,219816&entry=tts&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDgwNy4wKgBIAVAD|access-date=12 August 2024|title=Goomboorian Memorial Hall|SV=yes|date=November 2020}}

A market is held on the morning of every 2nd Saturday of the month at the Goomboorian Memorial Hall.{{Cite web |title=The Goomboorian Memorial Hall Market/Carboot & Events |url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/GoomboorianMemorialHallMarket/ |access-date=2024-08-11 |publisher=Facebook}}

{{reflist}}

• {{cite book |last=Buchanan |first=W. N. |title=Goomboorian, place of big trees |date=1977 |publisher=Goomboorian Centenary Committee.}} — via [https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/11l3i0/alma997124454702061 State Library of Queensland]

{{commons category|Goomboorian, Queensland}}

• {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/goomboorian|title=Goomboorian|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|website=Queensland Places}}

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