Cameby, Queensland

Cameby Queensland
Cameby
Coordinates	26.6347°S 150.4688°E / -26.6347; 150.4688 (Cameby (centre of locality))
Population	53 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.386/km^2 (1.001/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4413
Area	137.2 km^2 (53.0 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	21.4 km (13 mi) WNW of Chinchilla 32 km (20 mi) E of Miles 102 km (63 mi) NW of Dalby 201 km (125 mi) NW of Toowoomba 301 km (187 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Callide
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Cameby: Hookswood Blackswamp Blackswamp Columboola Cameby Blackswamp Goombi Rywung Baking Board

Cameby is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Cameby had a population of 53 people.[1]

Geography

The Warrego Highway and Western railway line are the southern boundary of the locality. The Rywung railway station serves the locality (26.6850°S 150.47189°E / -26.6850; 150.47189 (Rywung railway station)).[3][4]

There is an identified thermal coal resource area known as Davies Road (26.602°S 150.419°E / -26.602; 150.419 (Davies Road (coal reserve))) with reserves estimated at 49.4 megatonnes (48,600,000 long tons; 54,500,000 short tons) within the locality.[5]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some cropping.[3]

History

Cambey Provisional School opened in 1922 and closed circa 1935.[6] It was at 613 Cameby Road (26.63184°S 150.48634°E / -26.63184; 150.48634 (Cambey Provisional School (former))).[7]

Rywung State School opened on 1 November 1944 and closed on 31 December 1968.[6] It was located on C Kerrs Road near the Warrego Highway north of the Rywung railway station (26.6840°S 150.4727°E / -26.6840; 150.4727 (Rywung State School (former))).[8] Being north of the Warrego Highway means the school's location is now within Cameby.[9]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Cameby had a population of 56 people.[10]

In the 2021 census, Cameby had a population of 53 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in the locality. The nearest primary schools are Chinchilla State School in Chinchilla to the south-east and Miles State School in Miles to the west. The nearest primary schools are Chinchilla State High School in Chinchilla and Miles State High School in Miles.[3]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cameby (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Cameby – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47677)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
4. "Rywung – railway station in the Western Downs Region (entry 29395)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
5. "Potential coal developments". Australian Government. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
7. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m83" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
8. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m83" (Map). Queensland Government. 1951. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
9. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cameby (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.