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Map of Kumbia, QLD 4610

Kumbia (pronounced "come-bia") is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Kumbia had a population of 301 people.



The town is located on the Bunya Highway. It is the main street for the town, but is known with the town as Bell Street.



The name Kumbia is from the Waka language but its meaning is uncertain, possibly referring to white ant nests or a small scrub vine.

On 30 July 1912, the Queensland Government aucitoned 44 land parcels in the new town of Kumbia, each about 1 rood (11,000 sq ft; 1,000 m2).

A postal receiving office opened in 1913, being replaced by Kumbia Post Office on 19 July 1915.



The Kumbia State School opened on 2 February 1914 and celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2014.Kumbia Methodist Church opened in 1914. It was built from timber at a cost of £165 and could seat 150 people. As part of the amalgamation that created the Uniting Church in Australia, in 1977 it became Kumbia Uniting Church.On Sunday 18 May 1919, the Roman Catholic Church in Kumbia was officially opened and consecrated as The Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church by Archbishop James Duhig. It was built from timber. Later it becomes known as Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church.

As a memorial for those from the Kumbia district who had died in World War I, a school of arts hall was opened in Kumbia on Saturday 2 September 1922 with a sports day followed by a concert and dance in the evening.
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