Tingoora
| Tingoora Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Tingoora Hotel | |||||||||||||||
  Tingoora The location of Tingoora in Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°21′39″S 151°49′20″E / 26.3608°S 151.8222°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 175 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 7.92/km2 (20.51/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4608 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 22.1 km2 (8.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Tingoora is a town and a locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3]
Geography
The town is on the Bunya Highway, 249 kilometres (155 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Tingoora had a population of 175.[1]
History
The town takes its name from a railway station which was named for the local Indigenous Australian word in the Waka language for the wattle tree.[2]
The Tingoora Hotel, established in 1900, was reportedly the first public building in the town.[4]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Tingoora (Wondai Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- ^ a b "Tingoora – town in South Burnett Region (entry 34638)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Tingoora – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46273)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Tingoora". South Burnett Holidays. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
External links
Media related to Tingoora, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons
