Kumbia, Queensland


Kumbia is a small town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the Bunya Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane.

History

Kumbia Post Office opened on 19 July 1915.
The Kumbia State School opened on 2 February 1914 and celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2014.
As a memorial for World War I, a memorial school of arts hall was established in 1922.
St Paul's Anglican Church was dedicated on 28 November 1970 by the Right Reverend Wilfrid John Hudson. Its closure circa 2015 was approved by Bishop Cameron Venables.
At the 2011 census, Kumbia had a population of 352 people.

Services and facilities

Kumbia has many small street-front shops including a Fuel Station with post office, store and caravan park, a mechanic, a general store, a butcher's shop and a pub.
Vodafone will serve the town and surrounding area with mobile phone service as part of the National Blackspot Program from Q3 2016.
The Kumbia branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Hall at 38 Bell Street.

Notable residents