Tingun
Queensland
Tingun is located in Queensland
Tingun
Tingun
Coordinates26°46′00″S 148°54′30″E / 26.7666°S 148.9083°E / -26.7666; 148.9083 (Tingun (centre of locality))
Population157 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.1265/km2 (0.3276/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4455
Area1,241.1 km2 (479.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Maranoa Region
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Tingun:
Roma
Bungil		 Euthulla
Blythdale		 Pickanjinnie
Mount Abundance Tingun Wallumbilla South
Ballaroo Oberina Noorindoo

Tingun is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Tingun had a population of 157 people.[1]

Geography

The Western railway line forms the northern boundary of the locality.[3]

Road infrastructure

The Warrego Highway runs along the northern boundary, the Carnarvon Highway runs through from north-west to south-east, and the Roma-Condamine Road exits to the south-east.[4]

History

Yalebone Station was for sale in May 1885, given as 43 square miles (110 km2) of good forest country, and 9 miles (14 km) Yalebone Creek frontage, currently carrying 700 head of cattle.[5]

The area was home to the Yalebone Provisional School from 1911 to about 1925.[6]

The Trenhed branch of the Western Division of the Queensland Country Women's Association operated in the area between at least 1938 and 1951.[7][8]

There are many state forests in the area including Trinidad, Brucedale, Tinowon, and Yalebone.

In the 2016 census Tingun had a population of 157 people.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tingun (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Tingun – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 49164)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Google (15 September 2021). "Tingun, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Advertising". Western Star And Roma Advertiser. No. 659. Queensland, Australia. 13 May 1885. p. 3. Retrieved 20 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Yalebone Provisional School". The State of Queensland (State Archives). Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Sports at Yalebone". Western Star And Roma Advertiser. No. 6812. Queensland, Australia. 14 December 1938. p. 2. Retrieved 20 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "COUNTRY WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION". Western Star And Roma Advertiser. No. 6854. Queensland, Australia. 17 May 1939. p. 1. Retrieved 20 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
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