Jambin, Queensland

Download coordinates as: Jambin is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.

[1] Jambin is located in Central Queensland on the Burnett Highway which runs roughly north–south through the town.

Callide Creek is immediately to the west of the town; it is a tributary of the Don River.

[12]Jambin State School opened on 11 February 1929 with 16 students under principal Kate Collins.

[23][24][4] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 26 students with 3 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).

[25] Banana Shire Council operate a fortnightly mobile library service to Jambin and the school.

[29] Since 2017, the annual King and Queen of CQ Boar Hunting Competition has been held over three days in either late May or early June.

[31] Almost 900 pigs were killed in the 2021 competition which attracted hunters from New South Wales and North Queensland.

Original school building at Jambin State School, circa 1930