Jimbour East, Queensland

Suburb of Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia

Jimbour East
Queensland

Main street in Jimbour, 2025

Jimbour East

Coordinates| 26°55′45″S 151°17′21″E﻿ / ﻿26.9291°S 151.2891°E﻿ / -26.9291; 151.2891﻿ (Jimbour East (centre of locality))
Population| 197 (2021 census)[1]
• Density| 0.6788/km2 (1.758/sq mi)
Postcode(s)| 4406
Area| 290.2 km2 (112.0 sq mi)
Time zone| AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location|

* 41.4 km (26 mi) NNE of Dalby
* 120 km (75 mi) NW of Toowoomba
* 249 km (155 mi) WNW of Brisbane

LGA(s)| Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)| Callide
Federal division(s)| Maranoa
| Suburbs around Jimbour East:

Jimbour West | Cooranga | Cooranga
Jimbour West | Jimbour East | Bell
Macalister | Pirrinuan | Kaimkillenbun

Town in Queensland, Australia

Jimbour
Queensland

War memorial hall

Jimbour

Coordinates| 26°58′S 151°13′E﻿ / ﻿26.967°S 151.217°E﻿ / -26.967; 151.217
Population| 197 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)| 4406
Location|

* 23 km (14 mi) S of Jandowae
* 26 km (16 mi) N of Dalby
* 109 km (68 mi) NW of Toowoomba
* 236 km (147 mi) W of Brisbane

LGA(s)| Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)| Callide
Federal division(s)| Maranoa

Jimbour East is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] The town of Jimbour in the locality.[3] In the 2021 census, Jimbour East had a population of 197 people.[1]

## Geography

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Jimbour East is relatively flat farming land (elevation 350–450 metres). The town of Jimbour is located in the south-western part of the locality,[4] 236 kilometres (147 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane.

Cooranga Creek forms most of the northern boundary of the locality.[5][6]

The Dalby–Jandowae Road (State Route 82) runs along the western boundary and passes through part of the western portion.[7]

Outside of the town, the land use is a mixture of crop growing and grazing on native vegetation.[8]

## History

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The town name was first used by 1841 by Henry Dennis for his Jimbour pastoral run, with the apparent meaning of either "sheep" or "good grass" in an unrecorded Aboriginal language.[2] In 1877, 40,000 acres (16,000 ha) of land was resumed from the Jimbour pastoral run to establish smaller farms. The land was offered for selection on 24 April 1877.[9]

Jimbour Provisional School opened on 9 September 1873. On 14 November 1916, it became Jimbour State School. During 1922 and 1923 it became a half-time school (meaning a single teacher was shared between two schools) in conjunction with Spring Flat State School initially and then with Springfield Provisional School. It resumed as a full time school in 1923 but then closed on 31 December 1925. It reopened on 29 September 1931 as Jimbour Provisional School. On 2 June 1933, it returned to state school status.[10]

Jimbour Post Office opened on 1 September 1882.[11]

Spring Flat Provisional School opened on 20 March 1893. On 1 January 1909, it became Spring Flat State School. It sometimes operated as a half-time school (meaning a single teacher shared between two schools in conjunction with Maida Hill State School and Jimbour State School. It closed in 1925. It reopened in 1926, but closed permanently on 1 April 1929. It was on the western side of Spring Flat Road (approx 26°53′25″S 151°21′39″E﻿ / ﻿26.89039°S 151.36092°E﻿ / -26.89039; 151.36092﻿ (Spring Flat State School (former))).[12][10][13]

The Jimbour Memorial Hall is the second such building on that site, the first having blown down in a severe storm in 1949.[14]

## Demographics

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In the 2006 census, the locality of Jimbour East had a population of 185 people.[15]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Jimbour East had a population of 199 people.[16]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Jimbour East had a population of 197 people.[1]

## Heritage listings

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Jimbour East has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

* Jimbour Dry Stone Wall, Dalby-Jandowae Road[17]
* Jimbour Homestead, 86-371 Jimbour-Malakoff Road[18]

## Education

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Jimbour State School, 2025

Jimbour State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2421 Dalby-Jandowae Road (26°57′47″S 151°12′59″E﻿ / ﻿26.9630°S 151.2163°E﻿ / -26.9630; 151.2163﻿ (Jimbour State School)).[19][20] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 13 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[21]

There is no secondary school in Jimbour East. The nearest secondary schools are Bell State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Bell to the east, Jandowae State School (to Year 10) in Jandowae to the north-west, and Dalby State High School (to Year 12) in Dalby to the south.[3]

## Amenities

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Facilities in the town include a primary school,[22] a post office, butchery (that is non operational) and a town hall.[23]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Jimbour East (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. ^ a b "Jimbour East – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 49278)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
3. ^ a b "Jimbour – town (entry 17205)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
4. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
5. ^ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
6. ^ "Cooranga Creek – watercourse in the Western Downs Region (entry 8300)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
7. ^ Jimbour East, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
8. ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
9. ^ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3\. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
10. ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
11. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
12. ^ "Agency ID 9221, Spring Flat State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
13. ^ "Darling Downs 2 Mile map BG1 series sheet 8" (Map). Queensland Government. 1921. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
14. ^ "Jimbour War Memorial Hall". Monument Australia. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
15. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Jimbour East (SSC)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
16. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Jimbour East (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
17. ^ "Jimbour Dry Stone Wall (entry 602415)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
18. ^ "Jimbour House (entry 600941)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
19. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
20. ^ "Jimbour State School". Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
21. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
22. ^ "Jimbour SS". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
23. ^ "Jimbour - historic pasture". Dalby Regional Council. Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2008.

## External links

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Townships|

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