Thinoomba
| Thinoomba Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Thinoomba | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°35′30″S 152°28′05″E / 25.5916°S 152.4680°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 16 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.214/km2 (0.555/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4650 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 74.6 km2 (28.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Fraser Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Maryborough | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Thinoomba is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Thinoomba had a population of 16 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]The Maryborough–Biggenden Road (State Route 86) runs along the northern boundary, entering the locality from the north-east (Dunmora / Yerra) and exiting to the west (Aramara).[3]
Thinoomba State Forest is in the north and east of the locality. Apart from this protected area, the land use is grazing on native vegetation.[4]
History
[edit]The first section of the Mungar Junction to Monto railway line was from Mungar Junction to Brooweena which opened on 29 July 1889[5] with a siding established at Thinoomba (25°36′01″S 152°27′13″E / 25.6004°S 152.4536°E).[6][7] The railway siding name appears to the origin of the locality name.[2] The last train on the railway line was in 2008 and in 2012 the line was officially closed.[8]
Thinoomba Provisional School opened circa 1898.[9][10] It closed in 1908.[11] It was on the eastern side of Thinoomba Road (25°36′40″S 152°27′22″E / 25.61116°S 152.45609°E).[12][13] Circa 1918, the school building was relocated to Myrtle Creek to be the new Myrtle Creek State School at Yerra.[14]
Gungaloon State School opened on 27 October 1921 and closed in 1931.[15] It was on the eastern side of the junction of Thinoomba Road and Ross Road (25°34′40″S 152°26′12″E / 25.57786°S 152.43654°E).[16][13]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Thinoomba had a population of 31 people.[17]
In the 2021 census, Thinoomba had a population of 16 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Thinoomba. The nearest government primary schools are Brooweena State School in Brooweena to the west, Mungar State School in Mungar to the east, and Tiaro State School in Tiaro to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Aldridge State High School in Maryborough to the north-east. There are a number of non-government schools in Maryborough and its suburbs..[18]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Thinoomba (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Thinoomba – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46735)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Thinoomba, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Queensland News". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. XXXI, no. 7, 307. Queensland, Australia. 31 July 1889. p. 1 (SUPPLEMENT TO THE DARLING DOWNS GAZETTE.). Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Thinoomba – railway station in the Fraser Coast Region (entry 34222)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Gough, Emma (7 June 2012). "Last train out of Monto gone". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Advertising". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 8, 097. Queensland, Australia. 19 October 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 15 April 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "GENERAL NEWS". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 8, 660. Queensland, Australia. 14 August 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 15 April 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "County of Lennox" (Map). Queensland Government. 1921. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel; Watercourse; Mountains". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "YERRA". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 14, 016. Queensland, Australia. 25 April 1918. p. 5. Retrieved 15 April 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m115" (Map). Queensland Government. 1933. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Thinoomba (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
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