Tarong Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 26°45′54″S151°52′56″E / 26.7649°S 151.8822°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 193 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4615 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 93.3 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 | ||||||||||||||
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Tarong is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Tarong had a population of 193 people. [3]
The area is best known for the Tarong Power Station which is located next to the Meandu Mine.
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. [4] [5]
Tarong State School opened in 1925 and closed circa 1942. [6]
In the 2016 census, Tarong had a population of 181 people. [7]
In the 2021 census, Tarong had a population of 193 people. [3]
Tarong has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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