The land use is a mixture of dry and irrigated cropping and grazing on native vegetation.[3]
History
The name Coolmunda is thought to be an Aboriginal word, meaning a stream with a sandy bed.[2]
Coolmunda Provisional School opened 20 October 1883 but closed on 27 March 1885. It reopened in about March 1900 and became Coolmunda State School from 1 January 1909. In 1914 the school's name was changed to Waroo Road State School. The school closed in 1922, but reopened again in 1923 as a half-time school sharing a teacher with the Greenup Provisional School, but closed again in 1927. It recommenced in 1929 as a part-time school sharing a teacher with Greenup and Brush Creek Provisional School, closing in 1930.[12] It was located to the south of the Cunningham Highway where the highway and railway line diverge (28°24′57″S151°09′48″E / 28.4157°S 151.1634°E / -28.4157; 151.1634 (Coolmunda State School)).[13]
In May 1912 the Queensland Government auctioned 26 town allotments in the Town of Cobba-Da-Mana.[14]
On 15 August 1932, a new Coolmunda State School was established which operated until 1943.[12]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Coolmunda had a population of 141 people.[17]
In the 2021 census, Coolmunda had a population of 212 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Coolmunda. The nearest government school is Inglewood State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Inglewood to the west. There is no nearby school offering secondary education to Year 12; the options are distance education and boarding school.[18]
^"Advertising". Warwick Examiner And Times. No. 4273. Queensland, Australia. 6 May 1912. p. 1. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Lost--A Name!". The Telegraph. No. 10, 808. Queensland, Australia. 9 July 1907. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.