Koumala, Queensland
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Koumala Queensland |
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 Koumala
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| Coordinates | 21°36′22″S 149°14′46″E / 21.60611°S 149.24611°ECoordinates: 21°36′22″S 149°14′46″E / 21.60611°S 149.24611°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 789 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4738 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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Koumala is a town and locality in the Mackay Region, north Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 census, Koumala had a population of 789.
In the east, Cape Palmerston National Park protects the landscape surrounding Mount Funnel and Cape Palmerston.
Koumala Post Office opened on 28 February 1884. The town name Koumala originally derives from the name of its railway station, which was named in 1914 after a sugar property used by Alfred H. Burbank, a sugar grower and surveyor, using a Fijian word indicating sweet potato. The town was part of the former Shire of Sarina.
Koumala State School opened in August 1922 and caters for children from Prep to Year six.
Koumala has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
The Mackay Regional Council operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at Bull Street near the school.
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