Kioma, Queensland

Kioma is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Kioma had a population of 32 people.

Geography
The Meandarra – Talwood Road (State Route 74) forms part of the western boundary.

History
John Hubert Fairfax established Kioma Station in the early twentieth century. He was a grandson of John Fairfax, one of the early proprietors of The Sydney Morning Herald, and his wife was Ruth Fairfax (née Dowling), a founding member of the Australian Country Women's Association.

Kioma State School opened on 9 November 1959 in response to a request from the managers of "Kioma" Station.

Demographics
In the, Kioma had a population of 30 people.

In the, Kioma had a population of 32 people.

Economy
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:

Kioma Station has an airstrip (-28.2202°N, 149.7943°W) adjacent to the school.
 * Denver (-28.138°N, 149.8385°W)
 * Kioma (-28.2095°N, 149.7847°W), as of 2019 operated by JH Fairfax and Son

Education
Kioma State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Kioma Road (-28.2172°N, 149.794°W). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 15 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).

There is no secondary school in Kioma. The nearest is Goondiwindi State High School in Goondiwindi to the south-east but at such a distance that distance education and boarding school would be other options.