Cambroon, Queensland

Not to be confused with Camboon, Queensland.
Cambroon
Queensland
Cambroon
Coordinates 26°38′57″S 152°40′26″E / 26.64917°S 152.67389°E / -26.64917; 152.67389Coordinates: 26°38′57″S 152°40′26″E / 26.64917°S 152.67389°E / -26.64917; 152.67389
Population 373 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4552
Location
LGA(s) Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s) Glass House
Federal Division(s) Fisher
Suburbs around Cambroon:
Kenilworth Kenilworth Kenilworth
Kenilworth Cambroon Curramore
Kenilworth Conondale Conondale

Cambroon is a locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2011 census, Cambroon had a population of 373 people.[1]

Geography

Cambroon is located on the Mary River. It is on the Maleny-Kenilworth Road.

History

Cambroon takes its name from the pastoral run of the same name, which was established in 1855 by J. D. MacTaggart.[3] The name of the pastoral run is believed to be the name of an Aboriginal leader at the time of first contact.[2]

Cambroon Provisional School opened on 5 February 1923 and was upgraded to a state school on 1 December 1924. The school closed in May 1944.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Cambroon (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Cambroon (entry 47856)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  3. "Early History". Kenilworth Museum. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "Agency ID8926, Cambroon State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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