Mount Tarampa, Queensland
| Mount Tarampa Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Lower Lockyer Creek, Mount Tarampa, 2011 | |||||||||||||||
  Mount Tarampa | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°27′55″S 152°29′04″E / 27.4652°S 152.4844°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 501 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 16.27/km2 (42.13/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4311 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 30.8 km2 (11.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Somerset Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Blair | ||||||||||||||
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Mount Tarampa is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Tarampa had a population of 501 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]Lockyer Creek forms the southern and eastern boundary of the locality. Although the locality is predominantly flat farming land, there is a local prominence (also called Mount Tarampa) of 150 metres in the southern part of the locality.[3]
History
[edit]Mount Tarampa Provisional School opened on 23 July 1906, becoming Mount Tarampa State School on 1 January 1909.[4]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Mount Tarampa had a population of 481 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, Mount Tarampa had a population of 501 people.[1]
Education
[edit]Mount Tarampa State School is a government co-educational primary school (P-6) at 9 Profkes Road. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 44 students with 4 teachers (3 equivalent full-time) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 equivalent full-time).[6]
Heritage listings
[edit]Mount Tarampa has the following heritage-listed sites:
- 9 Profkes Road: Mount Tarampa State School[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Tarampa (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Mount Tarampa – locality in Somerset Region (entry 44904)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Tarampa (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Mount Tarampa State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ "Mt Tarampa State School (entry 602853)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
External links
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