Tumoulin
| Tumoulin Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Tumoulin | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°33′52″S 145°27′13″E / 17.5644°S 145.4536°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 135 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4888 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 50.7 km2 (19.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Tablelands Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Tumoulin is a town and a locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3]
History
The railway station was named Tumoulin on 31 July 1911, thought to be an Aboriginal word meaning waterfall. The township of Tumoulin appears on a 1916 survey plan.[2]
Tumoulin Provisional School opened on 4 May 1912. On 1 April 1915 it became Tumoulin State School. It closed on 11 September 1960.[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tumoulin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Tumoulin – town in Tablelands Region (entry 35322)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Tumoulin – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48909)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
