Umbiram, Queensland

Umbiram is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Umbiram had a population of 139 people.[1]

Umbiram
Queensland
Umbiram is located in Queensland
Umbiram
Umbiram
Coordinates27.6594°S 151.77°E / -27.6594; 151.77 (Umbiram (centre of locality))
Population139 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density3.787/km2 (9.81/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4352
Area36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Umbiram:
Southbrook Athol Athol
Southbrook Umbiram Wyreema
Southbrook Southbrook Cambooya

History

The locality, originally named as Umbirom,[3] takes its name from the railway station name, on the Millmerran railway line, which is an Aboriginal word (possibly from the Gooneburra language) meaning winding creek.[2][4]

The locality was given to be established by W. H. Groom (1833–1901), with some confusion involving Messieurs Arthur Hodgson (1818–1902) and Robert Ramsay (1818-1910).[3][5]

The Umbirom State School was approved by June 1877,[6] built by June 1878,[7] and continuing its operation beyond 1903.[8][9]

Flemington Provisional School opened on 18 May 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Flemington State School. It closed in 1914, but reopened in 1915. In 1918, it was renamed Umbiram State School. It closed on 12 December 1975.[10]

In the 2016 census, Umbiram had a population of 139 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Umbiram (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Umbiram – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48080)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "State School Exercise, Class IV". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser. No. 4119. Queensland, Australia. 13 October 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Sketcher". The Queenslander. No. 2457. Queensland, Australia. 18 April 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "England". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser. No. 1082. Queensland, Australia. 12 February 1876. p. 5. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Advertising". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser. No. 1221. Queensland, Australia. 9 June 1877. p. 4. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Re Highfields Deputation". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser. No. 1353. Queensland, Australia. 18 June 1878. p. 3. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "District news". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. XXXIX, no. 9, 170. Queensland, Australia. 26 April 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Presentation at South Brook". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. XLII, no. 9, 637. Queensland, Australia. 11 April 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0


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