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Tingun is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Tingun had a population of 184 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.

Demographics

In the 2016 census Tingun had a population of 157 people.[9]

In the 2021 census, Tingun had a population of 184 people.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tingun (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  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.
  9. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tingun (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
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