Amby, Queensland facts for kids
Quick facts for kids AmbyQueensland |
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Sign located at the entrance to Amby
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Population | 86 (2016 census locality) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.4322/km2 (1.119/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4462 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 340 m (1,115 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 199.0 km2 (76.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Maranoa Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Amby is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Amby had a population of 86 people.
Geography
The town is roughly in the centre of the locality. The Warrego Highway passes through the locality from east to west, passing through the main street of the town. The Western railway line also passes through the locality from east to west, serving the Amby railway station in the town. Amby Creek flows through the location from north to south, eventually a tributary of the Maranoa River. The Amby Downs homestead is located in the north-east of the locality.
History
Amby takes its name from the Amby Creek; Amby is possibly a word meaning "little girl" in Kogai dialect of Mandandanji language.
The Amby Downs pastoral station is believed to have been established before 1860.
A postal receiving office opened at Amby around 1883, and became a post office around 1900; it continues to operate out of the Amby Store.
Amby Provisional School opened on 26 February 1894 and became Amby State School in 1901. It closed on 19 September 1997.
Economy
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:
- Amby Downs in the north-east of the locality (26°30′53″S 148°13′49″E / 26.5148°S 148.2302°E)
- Huntington (26°34′01″S 148°10′55″E / 26.5670°S 148.1820°E)
- Richland Hill (26°30′32″S 148°07′53″E / 26.5090°S 148.1314°E)
- Spring Hill (26°33′12″S 148°09′44″E / 26.5532°S 148.1621°E)
- Turtle Grove (26°30′45″S 148°10′16″E / 26.5125°S 148.1712°E)
Notable residents
- Robert Dunsmure, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Maranoa
Images for kids
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The town's unregistered and unsealed (1,200 m) landing ground is located 3 kilometers to the south on the western side of Springfield Road (26°34′30″S 148°10′39″E / 26.5749°S 148.1774°E: //geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Amby%2C_Queensland¶ms=26.5749_S_148.1774_E_type:airport_region:AU-QLD&title=Amby+International+Airport+%28unofficial%29). Elevation 1,128 feet.