Kingaham, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Kingaham
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-26.5508|152.3755|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Kingaham (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 21
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4515
| area = 206.5
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 57.3
| dir1 = NNW
| location1 = Kilcoy
| dist2 = 109
| dir2 = N
| location2 = Esk
| dist3 = 165
| dir3 = NNW
| location3 = Brisbane
| dist4 =
| dir4 =
| location4 =
| lga = Somerset Region
| stategov = Nanango
| fedgov = Blair
| near-n = Upper Kandanga
| near-ne = Upper Kandanga
| near-e = Lake Borumba
| near-se = Jimna
| near-s = Monsildale
| near-sw = Avoca Vale
| near-w = Mount Stanley
| near-nw = Manumbar
}}
Kingaham is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|48137|Kingaham|locality in Somerset Region|accessdate=27 January 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Kingaham had a population of 21 people.
Geography
Over half of the land in Kingaham is state forest, including Yabba State Forest in the north, Jimna State Forest in the south, and Diaper State Forest in the south-west. Wrattens National Park is in the south of the locality.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=18 April 2025 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}
The remaining land is freehold, predominantly used for grazing on native vegetation.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=18 April 2025 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}
History
In 1887, {{Convert|42880|acres||abbr=}} of land were resumed from the Yabba 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}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Kingaham had a population of 14 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31556|name=Kingaham (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Kingaham had a population of 21 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31541|name=Kingaham (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Kingaham. The nearest government primary schools are Mary Valley State College in Imbil to the east and Kilcoy State School in Kilcoy to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Mary Valley State College (to Year 10) and Kilcoy State High School in Kilcoy (to Year 12). Some parts of Kingaham may be too distant to attend Kilcoy State High School; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=18 April 2025 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}