Mount Tamborine, Queensland

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Mount Tamborine
Queensland
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Mount Tamborine
Coordinates 27°58′21″S153°11′52″E / 27.9725°S 153.1977°E / -27.9725; 153.1977 (Mount Tamborine (town centre))
Population1,184 (2006 census) [1]
Established1875
Postcode(s) 4272
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s) Scenic Rim
Federal division(s) Wright

Mount Tamborine is a town within the locality of Tamborine Mountain in South East Queensland, Australia. [2] [3]

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History

Mount Tamborine Post Office had opened by March 1924 (a receiving office had been open from 1881, originally known as Tambourine Mountain), was renamed Mount Tamborine in 1926 and closed in 1977. [4]

The name "Tamborine" is taken from the Yugambeh language for "wild lime", after the finger lime trees in the area. Tamborine was sometimes spelt as "tchambreem", "jambreen" and "goombireen".

Formerly a suburb in its own right, in 1997, Mount Tamborine was merged with other former suburbs North Tamborine and Eagle Heights to create the larger locality of Tamborine Mountain. [5] All three suburbs now have the postcode 4272 and postal address of Tamborine Mountain. The postcode 4271 is reserved for the post office at Eagle Heights (which closed down permanently in 2024).

Demographics

In the 2006 census, Mount Tamborine had a population of 1,184 people. [1] There has not been any census data reported for the town of Mount Tamborine after 2006.

Sport and recreation

A number of well-known sporting teams represent the local area, including the Tamborine Mountain Bushrats, a rugby league club, which plays home games at Tamborine Mountain Sports Complex.

Heritage listings

Mount Tamborine has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Mount Tamborine (UCL)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  2. "Mount Tamborine – town in Scenic Rim Region (entry 23163)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  3. "Mount Tamborine – neighbourhood (entry 39794)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  4. Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  5. "Eagle Heights". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  6. "Tamborine Mountain Road/Geissmann Drive (entry 602365)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.