Lake Tinaroo, Queensland

For other places with the same name, see Tinaroo, Queensland.

Lake Tinaroo Queensland
Jetty, Lake Tinaroo, 1964
Lake Tinaroo
Coordinates	17°11′50″S145°37′37″E / 17.1972°S 145.6269°E / -17.1972; 145.6269 (Lake Tinaroo (centre of locality))
Population	0 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.000/km2 (0.00/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4872
Area	37.5 km2 (14.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	15.4 km (10 mi) NE of Atherton 29.4 km (18 mi) N of Malanda 85.8 km (53 mi) SW of Cairns 1,716 km (1,066 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Tablelands Region
State electorate(s)	Hill
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Lake Tinaroo: Tinaroo Danbulla Danbulla Kairi Lake Tinaroo Danbulla East Barron Yungaburra Barrine

Lake Tinaroo is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region of Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Lake Tinaroo had "no people or a very low population". ^[1]

Geography

Tinaroo Dam Discharge, 1964

The locality includes the lake itself (also called Lake Tinaroo) created by the Tinaroo Falls Dam ( 17°09′50″S145°32′47″E / 17.16389°S 145.54639°E / -17.16389; 145.54639 (Tinaroo Falls Dam) ) as well as the foreshores of the lake and some of the creeks that flow into the lake. ^{[3] [4]} It is mostly a water locality with very little land. ^[5]

The Barron River enters the locality from the south-west (Kairi / East Barron) and immediately becomes part of the lake. The river exits the lake at the Tinaroo Falls Dam in the west of the locality, flowing westward through Tinaroo and beyond. ^[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Lake Tinaroo had "no people or a very low population". ^[6]

In the 2021 census, Lake Tinaroo had "no people or a very low population". ^[1]

Education

Tinaroo Environmental Education Centre is an Outdoor and Environmental Education Centre at Black Gully Road ( 17°10′56″S145°33′10″E / 17.1822°S 145.5528°E / -17.1822; 145.5528 (Tinaroo Environmental Education Centre) ). ^{[7] [8]}

There are no mainstream schools in the locality. The nearest government primary schools are Kairi State School in neighbouring Kairi to the west and Yungaburra State School in neighbouring Yungaburra to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Atherton State High School in Atherton to the south-west and Malanda State High School in Malanda to the south. There are also non-government schools in Atherton. ^[9]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lake Tinaroo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Lake Tinaroo – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48721)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 5 November 2019.
3. "Lake Tinaroo – reservoir in the Tablelands Region (entry 34610)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 7 September 2025.
4. "Tinaroo Falls Dam – dam wall in the Tablelands Region (entry 49984)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 7 September 2025.
5. "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses; Dams, weirs and barrages". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 7 September 2025.
6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lake Tinaroo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
7. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
8. "Tinaroo Environmental Education Centre" . Retrieved 21 November 2018.
9. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 7 September 2025.