Tarong, Queensland

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Tarong
Queensland
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Tarong
Coordinates 26°45′54″S151°52′56″E / 26.7649°S 151.8822°E / -26.7649; 151.8822 (Tarong (centre of locality))
Population193 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density2.069/km2 (5.358/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4615
Area93.3 km2 (36.0 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) South Burnett Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Tarong:
Brooklands Brooklands South Nanango
Brooklands Tarong South Nanango
Maidenwell Neumgna Yarraman

Tarong is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Tarong had a population of 193 people. [1]

Contents

The area is best known for the Tarong Power Station which is located next to the Meandu Mine.

History

The name Tarong derives from the name of a pastoral run first used in 1850; it is probably based on an Aboriginal word tarum meaning wild lime tree. [2]

In April 1921, two subdivisions at Nanango and Tarong Estate and Township were advertised for auction by John Darley and Isles, Love and Co. The Tarong Estate, twelve miles from Nanango and Tarong Railway Station offered 25 agricultural farms and 62 town allotments while the Grange Estate, eleven miles from Nanango and 18 miles from Kingaroy in the Parish of Booie offered 15 dairy farms. [3] [4]

Tarong State School opened in 1925 and closed circa 1942. [5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Tarong had a population of 181 people. [6]

In the 2021 census, Tarong had a population of 193 people. [1]

Heritage listings

Tarong has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tarong (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Tarong – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46271)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Two important subdivisions at Nanango and Tarong Township the Tarong Estate, the Grange Estate" (1921) [Map]. Collections. State Library of Queensland.
  4. ↑ "Classified Advertising". The Queenslander . No. 2848. Queensland, Australia. 2 April 1921. p. 13. Retrieved 21 May 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ Queensland schools past and present. Version 1.01. Queensland Family History Society. 2010. ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0.
  6. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tarong (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  7. ↑ "Tarong Homestead (entry 600759)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
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