Kinleymore


Kinleymore is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Kinleymore had a population of 69 people.

Geography

The Proston railway line enters the locality from the east, passes through Kinleymore railway station in the centre of the locality, and then exits to the west. The line no longer operates and the station is abandoned.

History

The locality was named after three of the original settlers in the area by combining parts of their surnames.
In the very earliest days of settlement, Mr A. Ley operated a butcher shop at Kinleymore.
Kinleymore Provisional School opened on 20 June 1913. On 1 February 1918, it became Kinleymore State School. It closed on 31 December 1969. The school was on the southern corner of Kinleymore School Road and Middle Road.
A 1920 newspaper notice in the Nanango News listing polling places for the October state election, mentions a Seymour's Hall at Kinleymore.
The local railway station on the Proston railway line was originally called Mobill, but was renamed Kinleymore on 2 March 1923. The section of the railway line that passes through the locality closed on 25 January 1993.
A community hall existed at Kinleymore for several decades until it was removed to another location.

Demographics

In the, Kinleymore had a population of 93 people.
In the, Kinleymore had a population of 69 people.

Education

There are no schools in Kinleymore. The nearest government primary school is Proston State School in neighbouring Proston to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Proston State School and Murgon State High School in Murgon to the east.