Lake Tinaroo, Queensland

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Lake Tinaroo
Queensland
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Lake Tinaroo
Coordinates 17°11′50″S145°37′37″E / 17.1972°S 145.6269°E / -17.1972; 145.6269
Population0 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.000/km2 (0.00/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4872
Area37.5 km2 (14.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Tablelands Region
State electorate(s) Hill
Federal division(s) Kennedy

Lake Tinaroo is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region of Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Lake Tinaroo had a population of 0 people. [1]

Contents

Geography

The locality includes the lake itself (also called Lake Tinaroo) created by the Tinaroo Dam as well as the foreshores of the lake and some of the creeks that flow into the lake. It is mostly a water locality with very little land. [3]

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) ). [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lake Tinaroo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Lake Tinaroo – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48721)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  4. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  5. "Tinaroo Environmental Education Centre" . Retrieved 21 November 2018.