Tuckerang, Queensland
Appearance
Tuckerang Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 26°47′40″S 150°58′58″E / 26.7944°S 150.9827°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 85 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.3590/km2 (0.930/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4350 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 236.8 km2 (91.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Tuckerang is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Tuckerang had a population of 85 people.[1]
Geography
Inverai is an neighbourhood in the north-west of locality (26°46′00″S 150°57′00″E / 26.7666°S 150.95°E).[3]
History
George Wood acquired land in the area in 1906 which he called Inverai, which is suspected to be a name he made up.[3]
Inverai Provisional School opened on 5 October 1908. On 1 January 1909 it became Inverai State School. It closed on 31 December 1960.[4]
Tuckerang Provisional School opened in 1924 and closed circa 1929.[4]
In the 2016 census Tuckerang had a population of 85 people.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tuckerang (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Tuckerang – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47752)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Inverai – locality unbounded in Western Downs Regional (entry 16756)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0