Doolbi

Doolbi is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.

Doolbi is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Doolbi had a population of 115 people.

In 1890 the first sugar cane crushing mill in the Isis district was established at Doolbi. The mill produced juice, which was then taken to Yengarie for processing into sugar. In 1900, the Doolbi mill was upgraded to produce sugar. As more sugar mills opened in the district, there was not enough cane to keep them all profitable and the Doolbi mill closed in 1924. The mill was in the south-western corner of the present Isis Golf Course (25.231°S 152.300°E? / -25.231; 152.300? (Doolbi sugar mill)) and an old brick chimney is still visible.Horton State School opened circa 1888. In 1900 it was renamed Doolbi State School. It closed in 1953.In the 2016 census, Doolbi had a population of 115 people.