Yimbun takes its name from the
Yimbun railway station, a word from the Dunibara dialect of the Waka language meaning
bullrush (
Typha angustifolia). It was briefly named Moorabool from 1904 to 1906 and then Kannangur from 1906 to 1914. The railway line closed in 1993. The conversion of the line into the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail was proposed in 1996 with the first section opened in 2003. The final section from
Toogoolawah to
Moore (via Yimbun) was completed on 7 August 2018. At , the rail trail is the longest in Australia. == Demographics ==