Kincora, Queensland

Suburb of Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia

27°47′54″S 151°32′14″E / 27.7983°S 151.5372°E / -27.7983; 151.5372 (Kincora (centre of locality))Population71 (2021 census)^[1] • Density0.923/km² (2.391/sq mi)Postcode(s)4356Area76.9 km² (29.7 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)LGA(s)Toowoomba RegionState electorate(s)Condamine Federal division(s)Groom

Suburbs around Kincora:
Brookstead	Yarranlea	Scrubby Mountain
Tummaville	Kincora	North Branch
Tummaville	Tummaville	North Branch

Kincora is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Kincora had a population of 71 people.^[1]

History

Kincora Provisional School opened on 7 May 1883.^[3]^[4] On 1 January 1909, it became Kincora State School. It closed on 28 January 1963.^[5] It was on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) site on the north-west corner of Janz Road (shown as Keene Road on some maps) and School Road (27°48′48″S 151°33′30″E / 27.8132°S 151.5584°E / -27.8132; 151.5584 (Kincora State School (former))).^[6]^[7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Kincora had a population of 57 people.^[8]

In the 2021 census, Kincora had a population of 71 people.^[1]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kincora, Queensland.

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kincora (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Kincora – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47979)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ "Country News". The Queenslander. Vol. XXII, no. 369. Queensland, Australia. 21 October 1882. p. 553. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XXXVII, no. 7, 910. Queensland, Australia. 19 May 1883. p. 6. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "Parish of North Branch" (Map). Queensland Government. 1940. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kincora (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

Suburbs and towns in the Toowoomba Region, Darling Downs, Queensland

Toowoomba

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