Camboon, Queensland
Camboon is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the, Camboon had a population of 76 people.
Geography
Dingley Dell is a neighbourhood in the north-east of the locality.There are a number of protected areas within the locality:
- Montour State Forest in the north-east of locality
- Camboon State Forest in the south-east of the locality
Camboon has the following mountains:
- Bald Mountain
- Dicks Lookout
- Mount Appenben
- Mount Coangal
- Mount Kable
- Mount Kandoonan
- Mount Mungungal
- Mount Okangal
- Mount Ox
- Mount Shirley
History
The name Camboon is believed to be derived from the Aboriginal word caamboon meaning the bullrushes growing at the edge of waterholes.On Tuesday 7 May 1868, the Queensland Government auctioned 32 town lots, each, in the town of Camboon. The town site was at, near the head station of the Camboon pastoral run.
A post office opened on 1 June 1874. It closed on 16 October 1965.
Camboon Provisional School opened about 1899 but closed in 1908 due to low enrolments. In 1910, the school was reopened but only operated half-time in conjunction with the newly opened Camboon Woolshed Provisional School. Both schools were closed in 1915.
Clare Provisional School opened on 19 July 1921. Newestella Provisional School opened on 29 August 1921. The two schools were operated as half-time schools in conjunction. Both schools closed in December 1923 due to low student numbers.
Demographics
In the, Camboon had a population of 93 people.In the, Camboon had a population of 76 people.