Eurombah, Queensland
Suburb of Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia
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Eurombah is a rural locality split between the Shire of Banana and the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, Eurombah had a population of 100 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 25.9530°S 149.3855°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 997.5 km2 (385.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 100 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.10/km2 (0.26/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4420 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
The Dawson River forms part of the northern boundary.[4]
The Roma-Taroom Road runs through from south-west to north-east.[5]
The neighbourhoods of Peek-A-Doo and Hornet Bank are within the locality.
History
The Hornet Bank massacre in 1857 happened nearby.[6]
The Peek-A-Doo State School opened on 3 February 1964 at 10118 Roma Taroom Road (25.9081°S 149.4995°E).[7][8][9] It was mothballed on 13 April 2010 (having no students).[10][11][12] In June 2010, there was outrage when it was announced that the then-mothballed school would be allocated $250,000 by the Australian Government's Building the Education Revolution school building program to construct a resource centre.[13] However, it was not constructed as the school closed on 31 December 2010.[10][14] The school's website was archived.[15]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Eurombah had a population of 67 people.[16]
In the 2021 census, Eurombah had a population of 100 people.[1]
Heritage listings
Eurombah has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Fraser family grave site and memorial, Hornet Bank: Hornet Bank Road (25.7566°S 149.4043°E):[17]
Education
There are no schools in Eurombah. The nearest government primary schools are Taroom State School in Taroom and Gromont State School in Grosmont. The nearest government secondary schools are Taroom State School (to Year 10) and Wandoan State School in Wandoan (to Year 10). For schooling to Year 12, the nearest government school is Roma State College in Roma, 125 kilometres (78 mi) away; the alternatives are distance education and boarding schools.[18]
