Kioma, Queensland
# Kioma, Queensland

Kioma is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Kioma had a population of 30 people.

## Geography

The Meandarra – Talwood Road (State Route 74) forms part of the western boundary.

## History

John Hubert Fairfax formed “Kioma” Station in the early twentieth century. He was a grandson of John Fairfax, one of the early proprietors of The Sydney Morning Herald, and his wife was Ruth Fairfax (née Dowling), a founding member of the Australian Country Women's Association.

Kioma State School opened on 9 November 1959 in response to a request from the managers of "Kioma" Station.

In the 2016 census Kioma had a population of 30 people.

## Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:

* Denver (28°08′17″S 149°50′19″E﻿ / ﻿28.1380°S 149.8385°E﻿ / -28.1380; 149.8385﻿ (Denver (homestead)))
* Kioma (28°12′34″S 149°47′05″E﻿ / ﻿28.2095°S 149.7847°E﻿ / -28.2095; 149.7847﻿ (Kioma (homestead))), as of 2019 operated by JH Fairfax and Son

Kioma Station has an airstrip (28°13′13″S 149°47′39″E﻿ / ﻿28.2202°S 149.7943°E﻿ / -28.2202; 149.7943﻿ (Kioma Airstrip)) adjacent to the school.

## Education

Kioma State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Kioma Road (28°13′02″S 149°47′38″E﻿ / ﻿28.2172°S 149.7940°E﻿ / -28.2172; 149.7940﻿ (Kioma State School)). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 15 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).

There is no secondary school in Kioma. The nearest is Goondiwindi State High School in Goondiwindi to the south-east but at such a distance that distance education and boarding school would be other options.

