In the 2021 census, the locality of Theebine had a population of 145 people.
Geography
The town is located 215 kilometres (134 mi) north of the Queensland's capital city, Brisbane. 40.0 square kilometres (15.4 sq mi) of the locality and the town is within Gympie Region with only 4.1 square kilometres (1.6 sq mi) in the north-east in the Fraser Coast Region.
The western boundary of the locality is the Mary River.
The town was originally established to service the railway junction where the Kingaroy line branched from the North Coast railway line. The Kingaroy to Theebine railway, opened in December 1904, was used for agriculture and commercial freight as well as transporting passengers and was one of the first branch lines built in Queensland. Formerly Kilkivan Junction, it was re-named by the Railways Department as Theebine on 23 May 1910, using a Waka language word, dhil-bvain indicating the lung fish, Ceratodus Forsteri.
The Theebine Hotel was first built in 1909 and was known as the Kilkivan Junction Hotel.
The Kilkivan Junction Provisional School opened in 1889 and became Kilkivan Junction State School on 1 January 1909. In 1910, it was renamed Theebine State School.
A stump-capping ceremony was held for the United Presbyterian and Methodist Church on Saturday 3 February 1940. The church was officially opened on Saturday 4 May 1940. The building was 40 by 24 feet (12.2 by 7.3 m) with a weatherboard exterior and with an interior lined with pine. It could seat 112 people. The church was also available for Anglican Church services. In 1977 with the amalgamation that created the Uniting Church in Australia, it became the Theebine Uniting Church. In 2000, it became the Theebine Community Church.
Theebine Masonic Lodge opened in 1948.
The Theebine to Kingaroy line was officially closed in early 2010.
Demographics
In the 2011 census, the locality of Theebine had a population of 182 people.
In the 2016 census, the locality of Theebine had a population of 104 people.
In the 2021 census, the locality of Theebine had a population of 145 people.
Theebine State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Scrub Road (25°57′09″S152°32′27″E / 25.9525°S 152.5409°E / -25.9525; 152.5409 (Theebine State School)). In 2015, it had an enrolment of 5 students with 1 teacher and 2 non-teaching staff (1 equivalent full-time). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 12 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).
There are no secondary schools in Theebine. The nearest government secondary school is James Nash State High School in Gympie to the south.
^Blake, Thom. "Theebine Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^Blake, Thom. "Theebine Community Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
^Blake, Thom. "Theebine Community Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.