Cinnabar, Queensland

Cinnabar is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Cinnabar had a population of 72 people.[1]

Cinnabar
Queensland
Cinnabar
Coordinates26.1413°S 152.1830°E / -26.1413; 152.1830 (Cinnabar (centre of locality))
Population72 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.472/km2 (1.221/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4600
Area152.7 km2 (59.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal Division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Cinnabar:
Boonara Tansey Kilkivan
Goomeri Cinnabar Black Snake
Kinbombi Manumbar Wrattens Forest

History

The locality was probably named around 1873 using the popular name for sulphide of mercury, because of the mercury deposits in the area.[2]

Kingbombie Provisional School opened circa 1896. In 1903 it was renamed Cinnabar Provisional School. In 1916 it was renamed Nagoon Provisional School. It closed in 1917.[3]

Cinnabar Railway Station State School opened on 2 May 1916 but was renamed in July 1916 as Cinnabar State School. It closed in 1971.[3]

Elambah Provisional School opened on 24 July 1922, but was quickly renamed Cinnabar Upper Provisional School. It closed on 11 March 1927 due to low student numbers.[3]

In the 2016 census Cinnabar had a population of 72 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cinnabar (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Cinnabar – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46316)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0


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