Tamrookum Creek
Queensland
Tamrookum Creek is located in Queensland
Tamrookum Creek
Tamrookum Creek
Coordinates28°10′12″S 152°50′22″E / 28.17°S 152.8394°E / -28.17; 152.8394 (Tamrookum Creek (centre of locality))
Population32 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.042/km2 (2.70/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4285
Area30.7 km2 (11.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Tamrookum Creek:
Knapp Creek Knapp Creek Tamrookum
Rathdowney Tamrookum Creek Innisplain
Rathdowney Rathdowney Rathdowney

Tamrookum Creek is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Tamrookum Creek had a population of 32 people.[1]

History

The name Tamrookum is thought to be a corruption of the Aboriginal words (Bundjalung language, Yugumbir dialect) dhan/buragun meaning place of boomerangs.[2]

Timber was an important early industry in the area. There was a sawmill at Tamrookum Creek. This sawmill no longer exists.[3]

In the 2016 census, Tamrookum Creek had a population of 32 people.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tamrookum Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Tamrookum Creek – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45194)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "History of Rathdowney". Rathdowney Information Centre and Historical Museum. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.


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