Obum Obum, Queensland

Obum Obum is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Obum Obum had a population of 131 people.[1]

Obum Obum
Queensland
Obum Obum is located in Queensland
Obum Obum
Obum Obum
Coordinates27.9230°S 152.6544°E / -27.9230; 152.6544
Population131 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density11.91/km2 (30.84/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4309
Area11.0 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Obum Obum:
Kents Lagoon Munbilla Blantyre
Kalbar Obum Obum Roadvale
Kalbar Kalbar Kulgun
Teviotville

Geography

The creeks that rise in the locality contribute ultimately to the Bremer River, which is a tributary of the Brisbane River which flows into Moreton Bay.[3]

The predominant land use is grazing with some cropping.[3]

History

Obum Obum Provisional School opened on 24 January 1899. It became Obum Obum State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1946 and its students were transferred to Engelsburg State School in Kalbar (later renamed Kalbar State School).[4][5] It was at 210 Roberts Road (corner of Obum Obum Road, 27.91268°S 152.65588°E / -27.91268; 152.65588 (Obum Obum State School)).[6][3]

Education

There are no schools in Obum Obum. The nearest primary schools are in Kalbar and Roadvale. The nearest secondary school is in Boonah.[3]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Obum Obum (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Obum Obum – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45179)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "History". Kalbar State School. 4 January 2019. Archived from the original on 18 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  6. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m38" (Map). Queensland Government. 1946. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

Further reading
  • Pfeffer, Collin; Miller, Lawrence; Yarrow, Robert A; Engelsburg State School Centenary Association (Kalbar, Qld.) (1979), Engelsburg State School centenary book : including history of:- Fassifern Station, Fassifern Valley, Charlwood, Silverdale, Obum Obum, Frazerview and Moogerah Dam Provisional School, Engelsburg State School Centenary Celebrations Association, ISBN 978-0-9595324-0-1
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