Tingun

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Tingun
Queensland
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Tingun
Coordinates 26°46′00″S148°54′30″E / 26.7666°S 148.9083°E / -26.7666; 148.9083 (Tingun (centre of locality))
Population184 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.1483/km2 (0.3840/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4455
Area1,241.1 km2 (479.2 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Maranoa Region
State electorate(s) Warrego
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Tingun:
Roma
Bungil
Euthulla
Blythdale
Pickanjinnie
Mount Abundance Tingun Wallumbilla South
Ballaroo Oberina Noorindoo

Tingun is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Tingun had a population of 184 people. [1]

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Geography

The Western railway line forms the northern boundary of the locality. [3]

Road infrastructure

The Warrego Highway runs along the northern boundary, the Carnarvon Highway runs through from north-west to south-east, and the Roma-Condamine Road exits to the south-east. [4]

History

Yalebone Station was for sale in May 1885, given as 43 square miles (110 km2) of good forest country, and 9 miles (14 km) Yalebone Creek frontage, currently carrying 700 head of cattle. [5]

The area was home to the Yalebone Provisional School from 1911 to about 1925. [6]

The Trenhed branch of the Western Division of the Queensland Country Women's Association operated in the area between at least 1938 and 1951. [7] [8]

There are many state forests in the area including Trinidad, Brucedale, Tinowon, and Yalebone.

Demographics

In the 2016 census Tingun had a population of 157 people. [9]

In the 2021 census, Tingun had a population of 184 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tingun (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Tingun – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 49164)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  4. Google (15 September 2021). "Tingun, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  5. "Advertising". Western Star And Roma Advertiser . No. 659. Queensland, Australia. 13 May 1885. p. 3. Retrieved 20 February 2021 via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Yalebone Provisional School". The State of Queensland (State Archives). Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  7. "Sports at Yalebone". Western Star And Roma Advertiser . No. 6812. Queensland, Australia. 14 December 1938. p. 2. Retrieved 20 February 2021 via National Library of Australia.
  8. "COUNTRY WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION". Western Star And Roma Advertiser . No. 6854. Queensland, Australia. 17 May 1939. p. 1. Retrieved 20 February 2021 via National Library of Australia.
  9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tingun (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg