Yimbun, Queensland

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Yimbun

| city =

| state = qld

| image =

| caption =

| coordinates = {{coord|-27.0316|152.3594|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Yimbun (centre of locality)}}

| pop = 30

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes =

| established =

| postcode = 4313

| area = 7.6

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

| dist1 = 8.1

| dir1 = N

| location1 = Toogoolawah

| dist2 = 25.6

| dir2 = N

| location2 = Esk

| dist3 = 89.7

| dir3 = NNW

| location3 = Ipswich

| dist4 = 124

| dir4 = NW

| location4 = Brisbane

| lga = Somerset Region

| stategov = Nanango

| fedgov = Blair

| near-n = Harlin

| near-ne = Gregors Creek

| near-e = Braemore

| near-se = Braemore

| near-s = Ivory Creek

| near-sw = Ivory Creek

| near-w = Ivory Creek

| near-nw = Harlin

}}

Yimbun is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|44938|Yimbun|locality in Somerset Region|access-date=29 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Yimbun had a population of 30 people.

Geography

The Brisbane Valley Highway passes through the north-eastern part of the locality, entering from the east (Braemore) and exiting to the north (Harlin).{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=1 April 2025 |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 }}

The Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (the former Brisbane Valley railway line) enters the locality from the south (Ivory Creek) and exits to the north-east (Gregors Creek).

The land use is grazing on native vegetation to the west of the highway and rural residential housing to the east of the highway.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=1 April 2025 |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 }}

History

Yimbun takes its name from the Yimbun railway station, a word from the Dunibara dialect of the Waka language meaning bullrush (Typha angustifolia). It was briefly named Moorabool from 1904 to 1906 and then Kannangur from 1906 to 1914.

The fourth sector of the Brisbane Valley railway line opened from Toogoolawah to Yimbun on 1 September 1904, with Yimbun being served by the Yimbun railway station.{{cite book |last=Kerr |first=John |title=Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways |date=1990 |publisher=Boolarong Publications |isbn=978-0-86439-102-5 |page= |pages=224-225}}{{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}} The railway line closed in 1993.{{Cite news |date=29 July 2010 |title=Steaming ahead on the Brisbane Valley rail trail |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/07/28/2966634.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213155359/http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/07/28/2966634.htm |archive-date=13 December 2013 |access-date=9 August 2012 |work=ABC Brisbane |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}} The conversion of the line into the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail was proposed in 1996 with the first section opened in 2003. The final section from Toogoolawah to Moore (via Yimbun) was completed on 7 August 2018.{{Cite web |last=Heymans |first=Paul |date=2016-01-02 |title=History of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail {{!}} Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Guide {{!}} Explore the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail |url=https://www.brisbanevalleyrailtrail.com.au/history-of-the-development-of-the-brisbane-valley-rail-trail/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |language=en-AU}} At {{Convert|161|km}}, the rail trail is the longest in Australia.{{Cite web |date=2015-09-24 |title=Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Guide |url=https://www.brisbanevalleyrailtrail.com.au/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |language=en-AU |archive-date=13 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241013151600/https://www.brisbanevalleyrailtrail.com.au/ |url-status=live }}

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Yimbun had a population of 33 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC33251|name=Yimbun (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Yimbun had a population of 30 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL33222|name=Yimbun (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Education

There are no schools in Yimbun. The nearest government primary schools are Harlin State School in neighbouring Harlin to the north and Toogoolawah State School in Toogoolawah to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Toogoolawah State High School, also in Toogoolawah.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=1 April 2025 |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 }}

Yimbun, Queensland

Geography

History

Demographics

Education

References

Further reading