Jimbour West, Queensland

Jimbour West is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Jimbour West had a population of 97 people.^[1]

Jimbour West Queensland
Jimbour West
Coordinates	26.875°S 151.0925°E / -26.875; 151.0925 (Jimbour West (centre of locality))
Population	97 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.4098/km2 (1.061/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4406
Elevation	340 m (1,115 ft)
Area	236.7 km2 (91.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	44.9 km (28 mi) NNW of Dalby 61.8 km (38 mi) ESE of Chinchilla 126 km (78 mi) NW of Toowoomba 254 km (158 mi) WNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Callide
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Jimbour West: Tuckerang Jandowae Cooranga Warra Jimbour West Jimbour East Macalister Macalister Macalister

Geography

Jimbour West is bounded to the east by the Dalby–Jandowae Road.^[3]

The land is flat at elevation 340 metres (1,120 ft) above sea level.^[3]

The predominant land use is cropping.^[3]

Kuyura is a neighbourhood (26.9°S 151.1833°E / -26.9; 151.1833 (Kuyura (neighbourhood))) around the former Kuyuru railway station (26.9031°S 151.1899°E / -26.9031; 151.1899 (Kuyura railway station (former))) on the closed Jandowae railway line.^[4][5] There were two other stations on the line in Jimbour West:

• Cresley railway station (26.8748°S 151.1780°E / -26.8748; 151.1780 (Cresley railway station (former)))^[5]

• Marnhull railway station (26.8429°S 151.1610°E / -26.8429; 151.1610 (Marnhull railway station (former)))^[5]

History

The locality takes its name from the town of Jimbour, which in turn takes its name from the pastoral run Jimbour Station, which was named in 1841 by pastoralist Henry Dennis using an Aboriginal word meaning either sheep or good grass.^[2]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Jimbour West had a population of 56 people.^[6]

In the 2021 census, Jimbour West had a population of 97 people.^[1]

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:^[7]

• Birriwa (26.8881°S 151.1142°E / -26.8881; 151.1142 (Birriwa (homestead)))
• Bundarra (26.8911°S 151.1514°E / -26.8911; 151.1514 (Bundarra (homestead)))
• Carmyle (26.9437°S 151.0749°E / -26.9437; 151.0749 (Carmyle (homestead)))
• Coolibah (26.9367°S 151.0370°E / -26.9367; 151.0370 (Coolibah (homestead)))
• Coondara (26.9439°S 151.1250°E / -26.9439; 151.1250 (Coondara (homestead)))
• Cresley (26.8800°S 151.1795°E / -26.8800; 151.1795 (Cresley (homestead)))
• Deloraine (26.9187°S 151.1937°E / -26.9187; 151.1937 (Deloraine (homestead)))
• Driffield (26.8458°S 151.1534°E / -26.8458; 151.1534 (Driffield (homestead)))
• Kantara (26.9313°S 151.0894°E / -26.9313; 151.0894 (Kantara (homestead)))
• Kensington (26.8799°S 151.0301°E / -26.8799; 151.0301 (Kensington (homestead)))
• Kenyon Downs (26.9316°S 151.1413°E / -26.9316; 151.1413 (Kenyon Downs (homestead)))
• Lake Success (26.8490°S 151.0901°E / -26.8490; 151.0901 (Lake Success (homestead)))
• Lynthorpe (26.8718°S 151.0467°E / -26.8718; 151.0467 (Lynthorpe (homestead)))
• Macroom (26.8937°S 151.1287°E / -26.8937; 151.1287 (Macroom (homestead)))
• Mungula (26.9017°S 151.0164°E / -26.9017; 151.0164 (Mungula (homestead)))
• Newfed (26.9006°S 151.0968°E / -26.9006; 151.0968 (Newfed (homestead)))
• Obyland (26.9470°S 151.1513°E / -26.9470; 151.1513 (Obyland (homestead)))
• Quinden (26.8646°S 151.0687°E / -26.8646; 151.0687 (Quinden (homestead)))
• South Wyobie (26.9041°S 151.0058°E / -26.9041; 151.0058 (South Wyobie (homestead)))
• Tarana (26.9497°S 151.1727°E / -26.9497; 151.1727 (Tarana (homestead)))
• The Towers (26.8518°S 151.1460°E / -26.8518; 151.1460 (The Towers (homestead)))
• Walmer (26.8666°S 151.0900°E / -26.8666; 151.0900 (Walmer (homestead)))
• Walugra (26.9022°S 151.0695°E / -26.9022; 151.0695 (Walugra (homestead)))
• Warraway (26.8741°S 151.0343°E / -26.8741; 151.0343 (Warraway (homestead)))
• Wyobie (26.8959°S 151.0860°E / -26.8959; 151.0860 (Wyobie (homestead)))

Education

There are no schools in Jimbour West. The nearest government primary schools are Jandowae State School in neighbouring Jandowae to the north, Jimbour State School in neighbouring Jimbour East to the south-east and Warra State School in neighbouring Warra to the south-west. Jandowae State School provides secondary education to Year 10. For secondary education to Year 12, the nearest government schools are Dalby State High School in Dalby to the south-east and Chinchilla State High School in Chinchilla to the west .^[3]