Kin Kora Gladstone, Queensland |
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Coordinates | 23°52′42″S 151°14′47″E / 23.87833°S 151.24639°ECoordinates: 23°52′42″S 151°14′47″E / 23.87833°S 151.24639°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 2,686 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4680 | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Gladstone Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Gladstone | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Kin Kora is a suburb in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2011 census, Kin Kora had a population of 2,686 people.
The suburb takes its name from Kin Kora Creek, which was in turn named in about 1853 by Dublin-born surveyor Francis Peter MacCabe with the traditional Irish name for the stronghold of the King of Ireland, Brian Boru.
Kin Kora State School opened on 9 October 1981.
Kin Kora State School is a government co-educational primary (P-7) school located at 43 Hibiscus Avenue. in 2013, the school had 873 students with 55 teachers (49 full-time equivalent).