Cambroon, Queensland
Not to be confused with Camboon, Queensland.
| Cambroon Queensland | |||||||||||||
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  Cambroon | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°38′57″S 152°40′26″E / 26.64917°S 152.67389°ECoordinates: 26°38′57″S 152°40′26″E / 26.64917°S 152.67389°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 373 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4552 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Glass House | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Fisher | ||||||||||||
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Cambroon (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cambroon (entry 47856)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ↑ "Early History". Kenilworth Museum. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ↑ "Agency ID8926, Cambroon State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 8 June 2014.