Kybong, Queensland

Kybong
Queensland
Kybong; Queensland
	Kybong
Coordinates	26°17′15″S 152°42′40″E / 26.2875°S 152.7111°E
Population	363 (2021 census)
• Density	10.028/km2 (25.97/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4570
Area	36.2 km2 (14.0 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	16.0 km (10 mi) SSE of Gympie ; 20.8 km (13 mi) NNE of Imbil ; 22.3 km (14 mi) NW of Pomona ; 29.0 km (18 mi) NW of Cooroy ; 161 km (100 mi) N of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Gympie Region
State electorate(s)	Gympie
Federal division(s)	Wide Bay
	Suburbs around Kybong:

Kybong is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Kybong had a population of 363 people.^[1]

Geography

Kybong is 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Gympie's central business district along the Bruce Highway, which passes through the locality from the south-east (Traveston) to the north (Glanmire).^[3]^[4]

The Mary River forms the western boundary.^[3]^[4]

Gympie Aerodrome is at 20 Lobwein Road (26°17′24″S 152°42′10″E / 26.2900°S 152.7029°E / -26.2900; 152.7029 (Gympie Aerodrome)).^[5] The Gympie Aero Club and Gympie Gliding Club are based there in addition to flight training and aircraft maintenance services. It is operated by the Gympie Regional Council.^[6]

The locality is home to a large truck stop on the Old Bruce Highway.^[7] The truck stop was home to Matilda, the mascot of the 1982 Commonwealth Games before it was relocated to a new truck stop in neighbouring Traveston.^[8]^[9]

History

Kybong Provisional School opened on 1 October 1905. On 1 January 1909, it became Kybong State School. It closed on 6 August 1960.^[10] The school was at 1320 Old Bruce Highway (26°17′12″S 152°42′38″E / 26.28674°S 152.71067°E / -26.28674; 152.71067 (Kybong State School (former))).^[11]^[4]

Mawarra Independent School opened in 2020.^[12]

Demographics

In the 2006 census, Kybong had a population of 370 people.^[13]

In the 2016 census, Kybong had a population of 333 people.^[14]

In the 2021 census, Kybong had a population of 363 people.^[1]

Heritage listings

Kybong has the following heritage sites:

Kybong Hall, 1347 Old Bruce Highway (26°17′38″S 152°42′40″E / 26.29389°S 152.71102°E / -26.29389; 152.71102 (Kybong Hall))^[15]^[16]

Education

Mawarra Independent School is an independent primary and secondary (Prep to Year 10) school for boys and girls at 889-967 Old Bruce Highway (26°15′33″S 152°42′25″E / 26.25926°S 152.70705°E / -26.25926; 152.70705 (Mawarra Independent School)).^[17]^[18]^[19] As at 2023, the school had an enrolment of 47 students.^[20]

There are no government schools in Kybong. The nearest government primary schools are Monkland State School in Monkland to the north, Dagun State School in neighbouring Dagun to the south-west, and Cooran State School in Cooran to the south-east. The government secondary schools are Gympie State High School in Gympie to the north, Mary Valley State College (to Year 10) in Imbil, and the Noosa District State High School in Pomona (junior campus) and Cooroy (senior campus). ^[21]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kybong (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Kybong – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46350)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Kybong, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ "Airports - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
^ "Gympie Aerodrome". Gympie Regional Council. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
^ "Bypass threatens fuel prices, jobs". Gympie Times. 27 March 2007. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
^ "What happened to Matilda from the 1982 Commonwealth Games?". ABC News. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
^ "Australia has hosted more Commonwealth Games than any other nation. So what happened to all the mascots?". ABC News. 23 July 2023. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ "Mawarra Independent School" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Kybong (Cooloola Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kybong (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "Kybong Hall" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
^ "Kybong Hall". Gympie Regional Council Local Heritage Register. p. 19. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
^ "Non-State schools directory". Non-State Schools Accreditation Board. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
^ "Mawarra Independent School". Mawarra Independent School. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
^ "Mawarra Independent School Annual Report 2024 (based on 2023 Data)" (PDF). Mawarra Independent School. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2023.

[Census2021-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kybong (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

[qpnl-2] "Kybong – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46350)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.

[:0-3] "Kybong, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

[globe-4] "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

[airports-5] "Airports - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

[6] "Gympie Aerodrome". Gympie Regional Council. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

[Matilda-7] "Bypass threatens fuel prices, jobs". Gympie Times. 27 March 2007. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2008.

[8] "What happened to Matilda from the 1982 Commonwealth Games?". ABC News. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

[9] "Australia has hosted more Commonwealth Games than any other nation. So what happened to all the mascots?". ABC News. 23 July 2023. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.

[qfhs-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

[11] "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

[12] "Mawarra Independent School" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

[Census2006-13] Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Kybong (Cooloola Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2008.

[Census2016-14] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kybong (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[15] "Kybong Hall" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

[16] "Kybong Hall". Gympie Regional Council Local Heritage Register. p. 19. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.

[17] "Non-State schools directory". Non-State Schools Accreditation Board. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

[globeschools2-18] "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

[19] "Mawarra Independent School". Mawarra Independent School. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

[20] "Mawarra Independent School Annual Report 2024 (based on 2023 Data)" (PDF). Mawarra Independent School. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

[globeschools-21] "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2023.

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