Goombi is a rural

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in the

Western Downs Region Western Downs Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in Queensland, Australia. The Western Downs Regional Council manages an area of , which is slightly smaller than Switzerland, although with a population of 34,467 ...

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, Australia. Goombi is one end of the Queensland rabbit-proof fence. In the , Goombi had a population of 56 people. Goombi's postcode is 4413.

Geography

Goombi is a sparsely populated rural area, fully developed as farm land. The

Warrego Highway The Warrego Highway is located in southern Queensland, Australia. It connects coastal centres to the south western areas of the state, and is approximately 715 km in length. It takes its name from the Warrego River, which is the endpoint ...

passes east to west through the northern part of the locality. The Western railway line runs parallel and immediately south of the highway, with Goombi railway station serving the locality ().

History

Goombi State School opened on 16 November 1915. It closed in 1964. It was on the southern side of the Warrego Highway opposite the Goombi railway station (). Unity Provisional School opened on 16 November 1922 and closed in 1931. It was on the south-western corner of Lees Road and B Kerrs Road on the present-day boundary between Goombi and Rywung ().

Demographics

In the , Goombi had a population of 34 people. In the , Goombi had a population of 56 people.

Education

There are no schools in Goombi. The nearest government primary schools are Chinchilla State School in

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to the east and

Miles State School Miles is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Miles had a population of 1,874 people. Geography The town is on the Warrego Highway, west of Brisbane, the state capital, west o ...

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to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Chinchilla State High School in Chinchilla and Miles State High School in Miles.

References

{{Western Downs Region Western Downs Region Localities in Queensland