Tummaville, Queensland

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Tummaville
Queensland
Former St Paul's Anglican Church, corner of Church Road and Grasstree Road, Tummaville, 2015.jpg
Former St Paul’s Anglican Church, corner of Church Road and Grasstree Road, Tummaville, 2015
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Tummaville
Coordinates 27°55′00″S151°30′00″E / 27.9166°S 151.5°E / -27.9166; 151.5 (Tummaville (centre of locality))
Population55 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.1966/km2 (0.509/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4352
Area279.7 km2 (108.0 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Southern Downs
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Tummaville:
Pampas Brookstead
Kincora 		North Branch
Yandilla Tummaville Ellangowan
Punchs Creek Stonehenge Leyburn

Tummaville is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Tummaville had a population of 55 people. [1]

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History

The locality's name is derived from the parish name, allegedly an Aboriginal corruption of the name Domville referring to pastoralist Domville Taylor who was in the area in the 1840s. [2]

Tummaville State School opened on 19 January 1880. It closed in 1962. [3] It was on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) site on the southern side of Missen Road ( 27°52′09″S151°25′12″E / 27.86930°S 151.42009°E / -27.86930; 151.42009 (Tummaville State School (former)) ). [4] [5]

St Paul's Anglican Church is on the corner of Church Road and Grasstree Road ( 27°52′24″S151°25′40″E / 27.8732°S 151.4278°E / -27.8732; 151.4278 (St Paul's Anglican Church) ). It was dedicated on 25 February 1891 by Bishop William Thomas Thornhill Webber and was closed circa 1985. [6] The cemetery to the side of the church is now operated by the Toowoomba Regional Council. [7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Tummaville had a population of 63 people. [8]

In the 2021 census, Tummaville had a population of 55 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Tummaville. The nearest government primary schools are: [9]

The nearest government secondary schools are: [9]

However, students in the south-west of the locality may be too distant to attend these secondary schools. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tummaville (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Tummaville – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49190)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ↑ "Parish of Tummaville sheet 1" (Map). Queensland Government. 1936. Archived from the original on 23 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel; Watercourse". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Closed Churches". Anglican Records and Archives Centre. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "Cemetery locations". Toowoomba Regional Council. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  8. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tummaville (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  9. 1 2 3 "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2024.

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