Kilcummin is a rural locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] At the 2021 census Kilcummin had a population of 228 people.[1]

Kilcummin
Queensland
Kilcummin is located in Queensland
Kilcummin
Kilcummin
Coordinates22°20′28″S 147°35′13″E / 22.3411°S 147.5869°E / -22.3411; 147.5869 (Kilcummin (centre of locality))
Population228 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.10201/km2 (0.2642/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4721
Area2,235.0 km2 (862.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Isaac Region
State electorate(s)Burdekin
Federal division(s)Capricornia
Suburbs around Kilcummin:
Frankfield Pasha Moranbah
Frankfield Kilcummin Winchester
Clermont Wolfang Gemini Mountains

Geography edit

The Gregory Developmental Road passes through the locality from the south to the south-west.[3]

The Blair Athol branch line of the Central Western Railway passes through the locality from east to south-west with Blackridge railway station in the south-east of the locality (22°33′13″S 147°39′31″E / 22.5536°S 147.6586°E / -22.5536; 147.6586 (Blackridge railway station)).[3][4]

History edit

Kilcummin State School opened on 2 February 1959.[5]

In the 2016 census Kilcummin had a population of 260 people.[6]

Education edit

Kilcummin State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 190 East West Road (22°24′28″S 147°32′49″E / 22.4079°S 147.5469°E / -22.4079; 147.5469 (Kilcummin State School)).[7][8] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 30 students with 4 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) with 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[9] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 33 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[10]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "2021 Kilcummin, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Kilcummin – locality in Isaac Region (entry 49393)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kilcummin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
  7. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Kilcummin State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. ^ "2016 Annual Report" (PDF). Kilcummin State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  10. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

Further reading edit

  • Kilcummin State School Parents and Citizens Association (2009), Kilcummin State School : 1959 - 2009 : success by effort, Info Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9805466-5-1

External links edit

  • "THE CENTRAL WEST". The Capricornian. Vol. 25, no. 17. Queensland, Australia. 29 April 1899. p. 45. Retrieved 19 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.— contains a description of Kilcummin in 1899