Jimboomba, Queensland
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Jimboomba is a growing town
of approximately 6,288 people, as recorded in the 2006 census, in the Logan City Local Government Area, South East Queensland
, Australia
. It is situated on the Mount Lindesay Highway
, 47 km south of Brisbane central business district
. It has a large number of services, including an auxilary/rural fire brigade and permanent ambulance service, a police station, domestic shopping, hotel, medical-dental services and primary schools. The public High School at Jimboomba is located within the Flagstone housing estate which is a few kilometres west of the main Jimboomba shopping precinct and there are two private schools one being the Hills International College and Emmaus College,both of which caters for prep year to year 12. Jimboomba has a growing industrial area that provides services for vehicles, irrigation
and home-water supplies, produce supplies, light manufacturing and landscape gardening.
Jimboombas Flagstone housing estate is expected to expand west over the railway line into Undullah and north into South Maclean,New Beith and Greenbank (this is known as the Greater Flagstone development area). The expected population for this housing area is to exceed 50 000 people. A new office and shopping precinct is planned to be built next to the railway line in Undullah next to the proposed Undullah railway station.
The Flagstone housing estate at Jimboomba sometimes gets confused with the townships of Flagstone Creek and Upper Flagstone which are decades old towns in the Lockyer Valley.
Cattle
grazing, dairy
farming and hobby farm
s 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.
The Queensland government's current plan is that this area is part of the Greater Brisbane Region with Jimboomba an outer suburb of Brisbane. Jimboomba became part of the Logan City Council following council amalgamations in March 2008.
Jimboomba is an Aboriginal word meaning "loud thunder, no rain".
Town
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of approximately 6,288 people, as recorded in the 2006 census, in the Logan City Local Government Area, South East Queensland
South East Queensland
South East Queensland is a region of the state of Queensland in Australia, which contains approximately two-thirds of the state population...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is situated on the Mount Lindesay Highway
Mount Lindesay Highway
The Mount Lindesay Highway is a highway in Queensland which has been given the national route number 13. It runs from Brisbane, where it leaves Ipswich Road in the suburb of Moorooka , to the New South Wales border where it becomes the Summerland Way heading south to Kyogle.The highway used to...
, 47 km south of Brisbane central business district
Brisbane central business district
The Brisbane central business district , sometimes referred to as the city, is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and is located on a point on the northern bank of the Brisbane River. The triangular shaped area is bounded by the Brisbane River to the east, south and west...
. It has a large number of services, including an auxilary/rural fire brigade and permanent ambulance service, a police station, domestic shopping, hotel, medical-dental services and primary schools. The public High School at Jimboomba is located within the Flagstone housing estate which is a few kilometres west of the main Jimboomba shopping precinct and there are two private schools one being the Hills International College and Emmaus College,both of which caters for prep year to year 12. Jimboomba has a growing industrial area that provides services for vehicles, irrigation
Irrigation
Irrigation may be defined as the science of artificial application of water to the land or soil. It is used to assist in the growing of agricultural crops, maintenance of landscapes, and revegetation of disturbed soils in dry areas and during periods of inadequate rainfall...
and home-water supplies, produce supplies, light manufacturing and landscape gardening.
Jimboombas Flagstone housing estate is expected to expand west over the railway line into Undullah and north into South Maclean,New Beith and Greenbank (this is known as the Greater Flagstone development area). The expected population for this housing area is to exceed 50 000 people. A new office and shopping precinct is planned to be built next to the railway line in Undullah next to the proposed Undullah railway station.
The Flagstone housing estate at Jimboomba sometimes gets confused with the townships of Flagstone Creek and Upper Flagstone which are decades old towns in the Lockyer Valley.
Cattle
Cattle
Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...
grazing, dairy
Dairy
A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting of animal milk—mostly from cows or goats, but also from buffalo, sheep, horses or camels —for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on a dedicated dairy farm or section of a multi-purpose farm that is concerned...
farming and hobby farm
Hobby farm
A hobby farm is a smallholding or small farm that is maintained without expectation of being a primary source of income. Some are merely to provide some recreational land, and perhaps a few horses for the family's children...
s 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
Bethania, Queensland
Bethania is an outer southern suburb of Brisbane, the Local Government Area is Logan City from March 15, 2008. It is situated on the main southern suburban railway and lies south of the Logan River...
-Beaudesert
Beaudesert, Queensland
Beaudesert is a town located on the Mount Lindesay Highway, some 64 km south of Brisbane. It is possibly named after Beau Desert Park, the property of Charles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey in Staffordshire, England...
branch railway line that was established to service the abattoir in Beaudesert
Beaudesert, Queensland
Beaudesert is a town located on the Mount Lindesay Highway, some 64 km south of Brisbane. It is possibly named after Beau Desert Park, the property of Charles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey in Staffordshire, England...
. The line was closed in 1992 and then reopened and operated as a tourist service as far as Logan Village
Logan Village, Queensland
Logan Village is a suburb of Logan City, Queensland, Australia. Once part of the Shire of Beaudesert, Logan Village has now been included in Logan City and is a low density semi-rural suburb...
by railway enthusiasts from 1999 until mid-2004. Funds were harder to raise and depleted quickly for the line so it was closed permanently.
The Queensland government's current plan is that this area is part of the Greater Brisbane Region with Jimboomba an outer suburb of Brisbane. Jimboomba became part of the Logan City Council following council amalgamations in March 2008.
Jimboomba is an Aboriginal word meaning "loud thunder, no rain".