Kitoba
Suburb of South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia
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Kitoba is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Kitoba had a population of 17 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 26.0599°S 151.8686°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 33.3 km2 (12.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 17 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.511/km2 (1.32/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4605 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
The Murgon Gayndah Road enters the locality from the south-west (Cloyna) and exits to the west (Windera).[3]
The locality is within the catchment of the Burnett River within the North East Coast drainage basin.[4]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing and plantation forestry.[5]
History
The locality takes its name from the Kitoba railway station name, which was named on 3 July 1926 by the Queensland Railways Department. The name Kitoba is thought to be an Aboriginal word referring to paint stone (possibly in connection with body painting). The station was previously known as Boolel, another Aboriginal word, meaning silver leafed ironbark tree.[2] The station was to the west of the junction of Gayndah Murgon Road and Kitoba Road on the Windera railway line (approx 26.0762°S 151.8408°E).[6][7] The railway line closed in 1961.[8]
The Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity was opened on 24 May 1957 by Archdeacon Richards. It was closed on 3 June 2005 by Assistant Bishop Nolan. The church was at 2272 Gayndah Road (26.08746°S 151.8364°E) until 2007 when the church building was relocated to Cloyna State School.[9][10]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Kitoba had a population of 13 people.[11]
In the 2021 census, Kitoba had a population of 17 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Kitoba. The nearest government primary schools are Windera State School in neighbouring Windera to the west and Cloyna State School in neighbouring Cloyna to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Murgon State High School in Murgon to the south-east.[12] There is also a Catholic primary school in Murgon.[12]
