Tangorin

Tangorin Queensland
Cameron Downs State School, eating area with fans to chase the flies away, 2025
Tangorin
Coordinates	21°45′39″S144°13′14″E / 21.7608°S 144.2205°E / -21.7608; 144.2205 (Tangorin (town centre))
Population	47 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.00824/km2 (0.02134/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4821
Area	5,705.6 km2 (2,202.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	26.9 km (17 mi) S of Hughenden 270 km (168 mi) WSW of Charters Towers 406 km (252 mi) WSW of Townsville 1,410 km (876 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Flinders
State electorate(s)	Traeger
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
Localities around Tangorin: Stamford Hughenden Prairie Stamford Tangorin Prairie Corfield Corfield Prairie

Tangorin is a rural town and locality in the Flinders Shire, Queensland, Australia. ^{[2] [3]} In the 2021 census, the locality of Tangorin had a population of 47 people. ^[1]

Indigenous language

Jirandali (also known as Yirandali, Warungu, Yirandhali) is an Australian Aboriginal language of North-West Queensland, particularly the Hughenden area. The language region includes the local government area of the Shire of Flinders, including Dutton River, Flinders River, Mount Sturgeon, Caledonia, Richmond, Corfield, Winton, Torrens, Tower Hill, Landsborough Creek, Lammermoor Station, Hughenden, and Tangorin. ^[4]

History

Tangorin Provisional School opened in 1902 and closed in 1905, after several temporary closures. ^[5]

Cameron Downs State School opened on 23 January 1967. ^[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the locality of Tangorin had a population of 58 people. ^[6]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Tangorin had a population of 47 people. ^[1]

Education

Cameron Downs State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls on Cameron Downs School Road off Hughenden-Muttaburra Road ( 21°22′28″S144°16′44″E / 21.3745°S 144.2788°E / -21.3745; 144.2788 (Cameron Downs State School) ). ^{[7] [8]} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 8 students with 2 teachers and 2 non-teaching staff. ^[9]

Hughenden State School is a government primary and secondary school (to Year 12) in neighbouring Hughenden to the north. ^[10]

However, some parts of Tangorin would be too distant to attend one or both of these schools. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school. ^[11]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tangorin (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Tangorin – town in Flinders Shire (entry 33283)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. "Tangorin – locality in Flinders Shire (entry 42489)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
4. This Wikipedia article incorporates CC BY 4.0 licensed text from: "Guugu Yimithirr". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland . Retrieved 28 January 2020.
5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tangorin (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. "Cameron Downs State School" . Retrieved 7 March 2025.
9. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
10. "Hughenden State School". Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
11. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 15 September 2025.

External links

• "Town map of Tangorin". Queensland Government. 1970.