Jimboomba

Jimboomba Logan City, Queensland
Jimboomba
Coordinates	27°50′S 153°02′E
Population	6,288 (2006 Census)
• Density
Established	1845
Postcode(s)	4280
Area	4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
LGA(s)	Logan City Council
State electorate(s)	Beaudesert
Federal division(s)	Wright

Jimboomba is a quickly growing town of approximately 6288 persons, as recorded in the 2006 census, in south-eastern Queensland, Australia, on the Mount Lindesay Highway 47 km south of Brisbane. The town is in the Logan City Local Government Area. It has a large number of services, including fire and ambulance, a police station, domestic shopping, hotel, medical-dental services, primary schools, a high school located at the adjoining suburb of Flagstone and Hills International College catering from prep to year 12, for the surrounding, largely, rural residential properties. It has a growing industrial area that provides services for vehicles, irrigation and home-water supplies, produce supplies, light manufacturing and landscape gardening.

Cattle grazing, dairy farming and hobby farms are the main industries. There are large numbers of horses kept on or near residential properties for riding, for pleasure and for competition.

Jimboomba was serviced by the Bethania-Beaudesert branch railway line that was established to service the abattoir in Beaudesert. The line was closed in 1992 and then reopened and operated as a tourist service as far as Logan Village by railway enthusiasts from 1999 until mid-2004. Funds were harder to raise and depleted quickly for the line so it was closed permanently. PM Statement

The Queensland government's current plan for the Mount Lindesay/North Beaudesert area is that it will become part of the Brisbane conurbation with Jimboomba an outer suburb of Brisbane by 2066 (or before). Jimboomba became part of suburban Logan City following council amalgamations in March 2008.

However, this South East Queensland Regional draft Plan—that shows all of the northern part of the former Shire of Beaudesert as an "Investigation Area" because of the large area around Jimboomba that has been allocated to rural residential A and B (4000 to 10,000 m² blocks)—indicates the need for land to be redeveloped into much smaller housing units (450 to 600 m²). See http://www.oum.qld.gov.au/?id=579

Jimboomba is an Aboriginal word meaning - Loud Thunder, No Rain.

External links

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Jimboomba, Flagstone and Stockleigh
• Jimboomba at Beaudesert Shire
• Jimboomba State School
• Hills International College