Kumbia

Kumbia (pronounced "come-bia") is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.

Kumbia (pronounced "come-bia") is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Kumbia had a population of 294 people.

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

Kumbia Post Office opened on 19 July 1915 (a receiving office had been open from 1913).The Kumbia State School opened on 2 February 1914 and celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2014.As a memorial for World War I, a memorial school of arts hall was established in 1922.St Paul's Anglican Church was dedicated on 28 November 1970 by the Right Reverend Wilfrid John Hudson. Its closure circa 2015 was approved by Bishop Cameron Venables.At the 2011 census, Kumbia had a population of 352 people.In the 2016 census the locality of Kumbia had a population of 294 people.