The locality name is derived from the
Waka language, Bujiebara dialect, Gowrburra clan words "koala" and "buani" (meaning
sleeping), as the area was a camp site on Aboriginal walking tracks to the
Bunya Mountains. On 1 January 1909, it became Coolabunia State School. Coolabunia West Provisional School opened on 13 June 1904. On 1 January 1909, it became Coolabunia West State School. It closed circa 1936. == Demographics ==