nearby the town. Dimboola Post Office opened by 1900 and was renamed Dimbulah in 1904. The area around Dimbulah was originally home to the Djankun and Kuku Djungan tribe. During the 1920s the Queensland Government forcibly removed most of their children, forcing the tribe to scatter. In the early 1900s the area received an influx of Italian migrants and in 1928 tobacco was introduced, becoming the area's major industry soon after. At its peak, there were 800 growers in the area, producing over 8,000 tonnes (60% of national yield) of tobacco a year. "The Way Back In" is an Australian heritage project that documents a small selection of Australian heritage within the Italian communities in Dimbulah, Innisfail and Cairns. Dimbulah Provisional School opened on 28 September 1914. On 1 December 1914, it became Dimbulah State School. On 25 January 1965 , it was expanded to include a secondary department. The school celebrated its centenary on 27 September 2014. The Dimbulah parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns was established in 1963. St Anthony's Catholic School opened in January 1966 by the Sisters of St Joseph with an initial enrolment of 64 students. The Sisters operated the school for 22 years, after which it was operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns. The Dimbulah Public Library opened in 1995 with a minor refurbishment in 2013. In the , the locality of Dimbulah had a population of 1,414. In the , the locality of Dimbulah had a population of 1,050 people. Heritage listings Dimbulah has a number of sites listed on the Queensland Heritage Register including: Main Street, Wolfram: La Société Française des Métaux Rares treatment plant Wolfram Road, Wolfram: Thermo Electric Ore Reduction Corporation Mill Economy Tobacco remained the dominant crop until recent years when government policy compelled its demise. Recent attempts at alternative crops such as tea trees, mangoes, sugar cane, coffee, lemons, limes, avocados, papaws, papayas, peanuts, soya beans, lychees, grapes and cash crops (pumpkins, melons, etc.) have met with mixed success. Farming is a significant employment option in Dimbulah and many travelers, including backpackers, are employed as short-term farm labourers, particularly during the busy mango harvest from November to January. Education Dimbulah State School is a government primary and secondary (Prep-10) school for boys and girls at 48-50 Kennedy Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 150 students with 17 teachers (14 full-time