Jimbour, Queensland


Jimbour is a town in the locality of Jimbour East, Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.

Geography

Jimbour is on the Darling Downs, west of the state capital, Brisbane.

History

The town name was first used by 1841 by Henry Dennis for his Jimbour pastoral run, with the apparent meaning of either "sheep" or "good grass" in an unrecorded Aboriginal language.
In 1877, of land was resumed from the Jimbour pastoral run to establish smaller farms. The land was offered for selection on 24 April 1877.
Jimbour Post Office opened on 1 September 1882.
The Jimbour Memorial Hall is the second such building on that site, the first having blown down in a severe storm in 1949.
At the 2006 census, Jimbour and the surrounding area had a population of 185.

Amenities

Facilities in the town include a primary school, a post office, butchery and a town hall. Jimbour State School opened on 9 September 1873.

Heritage listings

Jimbour has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: