Umbiram, Queensland
# Umbiram, Queensland

Umbiram is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Umbiram had a population of 139 people.

## History

The locality, originally named as Umbirom, takes its name from the railway station name, on the Millmerran railway line, which is an Aboriginal word (possibly from the Gooneburra language) meaning winding creek.

The locality was given to be established by W. H. Groom (1833–1901), with some confusion involving Messieurs Arthur Hodgson (1818–1902) and Robert Ramsay (1818-1910).

The Umbirom State School was approved by June 1877, built by June 1878, and continuing its operation beyond 1903.

Flemington Provisional School opened on 18 May 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Flemington State School. It closed in 1914, but reopened in 1915. In 1918, it was renamed Umbiram State School. It closed on 12 December 1975.

In the 2016 census, Umbiram had a population of 139 people.

