Kooralbyn, Queensland

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{GeoGroup}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb | name = Kooralbyn | city = | state = qld | image = Frola 91369 1176816716 (5718691750).jpg | caption = Kooralbyn Airstrip runway, 2011 | coordinates = {{coord|-28.0725|152.8208|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Kooralbyn (centre of locality)}} | local_map = yes | zoom = 10 | pop = 1697 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}} | pop_footnotes = <ref name=Census2021/> | established = 1830s | postcode = 4285 | area = 87.4 | timezone = AEST | utc = +10:00 | dist1 = 27.0  | dir1 = SW | location1 = Beaudesert | dist2 = 95.6 | dir2 = SSW | location2 = Brisbane CBD | dist3 = | dir3 = | location3 = | dist4 = | dir4 = | location4 = | lga = Scenic Rim Region | stategov = Scenic Rim | fedgov = Wright | near-n = Bromelton | near-ne = Josephville | near-e = Laravale | near-se = Knapp Creek | near-s = Knapp Creek | near-sw = Cannon Creek | near-w = Cannon Creek | near-nw = Allandale }} '''Kooralbyn''' is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.<ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|45156|Kooralbyn|locality in Scenic Rim Region|access-date=17 November 2019}}</ref> In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Kooralbyn had a population of 1,697 people.<ref name=Census2021/>

== Geography == Kooralbyn has the following mountains:

* Mount Kooralbyn ({{coord|-28.1036|152.8603|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Kooralbyn}}) {{convert|281|m}}<ref name="MountainPeaksCapes">{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}</ref><ref>{{cite QPN|18484|Mount Kooralbyn|mountain in Scenic Rim Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref> * Mount Tilley ({{coord|-28.0503|152.8901|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Tilley}}) {{convert|351|m}}<ref name="MountainPeaksCapes" /><ref>{{cite QPN|34549|Mount Tilley|mountain in Scenic Rim Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref> The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with the residential land and golf course in the south-east of the locality.<ref name="globeuse">{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=6 January 2026 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}</ref>

== History == ''Kooralbyn'' is a Yugambeh word meaning the ''place of the copperhead snake''.<ref name="qpnl" />

John "Tinker" Campbell established the Kooralbyn pastoral station in the 1840s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kooralbyn |url=https://www.scenicrim.qld.gov.au/Our-Community/About-Scenic-Rim/Towns-and-Villages/Kooralbyn |access-date=2026-01-06 |publisher=Scenic Rim Regional Council}}</ref>

Kooralbyn International School opened on 30 January 1985.<ref name="qfhs">{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref> The school suffered a number of problems including major flooding, rebuilding, and economic impacts over the years, resulting in some periods of closure. However, the school community was determined to succeed and overcame these obstacles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.tkis.qld.edu.au/history.html |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=The Kooralbyn Independent School}}</ref>

== Demographics == Kooralbyn has a population of 1725 people at the {{CensusAU|2016}}.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31584|name=Kooralbyn (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref> The locality contained 820 households, in which 49.9% of the population were male and 50.1% of the population were female with a median age of 46, 8 years above the national average. The average weekly household income was $844, $594 below the national average. 5.2% of Kooralbyn's population were either of Aborigional or Torres Strait Islander descent. 60.1% of the population aged 15 or over were either registered or de facto married, while 39.9% of the population were not married. 27.7% of the population were attending some form of a compulsory education. The most common nominated ancestries were English (32.5%), Australian (28.2%) and Irish (9.0%), while the most common country of birth was Australia (71.7%), and the most commonly spoken language at home was English (89.4%). The most common nominated religions were No religion (32.2%), Anglican (22.8%) and Catholic (16.2%). The most common occupation was a technician/trades worker (18.1%) and the majority/plurality of residents worked 40 or more hours per week (43.0%).<ref name="Census2016" />

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Kooralbyn had a population of 1,697 people.<ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31569|name=Kooralbyn (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}</ref>

== Education == The Kooralbyn International School is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 62-80 Ogilvie Place ({{coord|-28.0939|152.8447|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=The Kooralbyn International School}}).<ref>{{Cite web |title=TKIS Home |url=https://www.tkis.qld.edu.au/ |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=The Kooralbyn Independent School}}</ref><ref name="SchoolList2018">{{cite web |date=9 July 2018 |title=State and non-state school details |url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |archive-date=21 November 2018 |access-date=21 November 2018 |publisher=Queensland Government}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Kooralbyn International School |url=https://www.tkis.qld.edu.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103002718/http://tkis.qld.edu.au/ |archive-date=3 January 2019 |access-date=21 November 2018}}</ref> In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 285 students with 24 teachers (21 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2017">{{cite web |title=ACARA School Profile 2017 |url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0 |archive-date=22 November 2018 |access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref>

There are no government schools in Kooralbyn. The nearest government primary schools are Tamrookum State School in Tamrookum and Boonah State School in Boonah. The nearest government secondary schools are Boonah State High School in Boonah and Beaudesert State High School in Beaudesert.<ref name="globe">{{Queensland Globe|access-date=19 November 2019}}</ref>

== Amenities == The Scenic Rim Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits Salisbury Avenue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scenicrim.qld.gov.au/documents/44179689/44250419/Central%20Scenic%20Rim%20Jan-Jun.pdf|title=Mobile Library|website=Scenic Rim Regional Council|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130213157/http://www.scenicrim.qld.gov.au/documents/44179689/44250419/Central%20Scenic%20Rim%20Jan-Jun.pdf|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=31 January 2018}}</ref>

The Scenic Rim Aerodrome (ICAO:YSRA) is in the south-east of the locality on Wellington Bundock Drive ({{coord|-28.0884|152.8448|type:airport_region:AU-QLD|name=airfield}}). It is privately owned and was formerly known as Kooralbyn Aerodrome.<ref name="airports">{{Cite web |date=22 October 2020 |title=Airports - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/f5e72c21-4f70-4cca-a22e-f2265b85ee56 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115071531/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/f5e72c21-4f70-4cca-a22e-f2265b85ee56 |archive-date=15 November 2020 |access-date=3 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Scenic Rim Aerodrome |url=https://scenicrimaerodrome.com/ |access-date=2026-01-06 |website=Scenic Rim Aerodrome |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{AIP AU|YSRA|name=Scenic Rim}}</ref>

== Resort == In 1979, work began on a resort that featured a diverse range of recreational facilities. 55 hillside holiday houses were completed in 1982 and designed by Harry Seidler.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seidler.net.au/projects/011Sub.html |title=Hillside Housing |location=Kooralbyn, Queensland |access-date=2009-07-15 |publisher=Harry Seidler and Associates |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013230033/http://seidler.net.au/projects/011Sub.html |archive-date=13 October 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1991 a new hotel was added to the resort. In July 2008 the resort and golf course closed and went into liquidation.<ref name="cm">{{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/news/kooralbyn-resort-closes-doors/story-fna7dq6e-1111116963775l |title=Kooralbyn resort and golf course go into liquidation |access-date=2009-07-15 |date=2008-07-20 |work=Courier Mail |publisher=Queensland Newspapers |archive-date=21 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521120920/https://www.news.com.au/news/kooralbyn-resort-closes-doors/story-fna7dq6e-1111116963775l |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2014 Peter Huang, founder of the Yong Real Estate group, settled on the purchase of the Kooralbyn Resort.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kooralbyn Resort sale settles|url=http://www.beaudeserttimes.com.au/story/2331186/kooralbyn-resort-sale-settles/?cs=2409|access-date=12 June 2014|work=Beaudesert Times|date=5 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610044120/http://www.beaudeserttimes.com.au/story/2331186/kooralbyn-resort-sale-settles/?cs=2409|archive-date=10 June 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

After a lengthy restoration costing over $7m, the newly-renamed Ramada Resort Kooralbyn Valley re-opened to visitors in June 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/gold-coast/gold-coast-hinterland-resort-reopens-eight-years-after-closing-down/news-story/0389a59276d98de4a637bbaa86f9b296|title=Coast’s Kooralbyn Resort reopens|date=2016-06-23|website=Gold Coast Bulletin|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222100051/http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/gold-coast/gold-coast-hinterland-resort-reopens-eight-years-after-closing-down/news-story/0389a59276d98de4a637bbaa86f9b296|archive-date=22 December 2016|access-date=2019-11-19}}</ref>

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== External links == {{Commons category|Kooralbyn, Queensland}} * {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/kooralbyn|title=Kooralbyn|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|website=Queensland Places}} *[http://www.kooralbynresort.com.au/ Kooralbyn Hotel Resort] Official site

Category:Scenic Rim Region Category:Populated places established in 1980 Category:Localities in Queensland