Taabinga is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3]
| Taabinga Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Taabinga | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°35′02″S 151°50′01″E / 26.5838°S 151.8336°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 601 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4610 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 31.2 km2 (12.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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History edit
The town takes its name from the Taabinga pastoral run occupied by pastoralist Charles Robert Haly circa 1849, using Waka language word, Bujiebara dialect, dha-bengga indicating place of jumper ants.[2]
Taabinga Village Provisional School opened on 10 August 1897. On 1 January 1909, it became Taabinga Village State School. It closed on 16 July 1961 and the students transferred to the new Taabinga State School.[4]
St Paul's Anglican church was dedicated in 1904. It closed in 1910. The church building was moved to Taabinga Village.[5]
Erin Vale State School opened in 1911, but was renamed Stuart Valley State School in 1912. It closed in 1961.[4] It was at approx 15 Toomeys Road (26°36′39″S 151°47′04″E / 26.61094°S 151.78445°E) to the east of the Stuart River.[6]
Taabinga Road State School opened circa August 1924. On 1 November 1924, it was renamed Boonyouin State School. It closed in 1953.[4]
Taabinga State School opened in July 1961 with the students pupils transferred from the closing Taabinga Village State School.[4] It is now within the locality boundaries of Kingaroy.[7]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Taabinga had a population of 549 people.[8]
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Taabinga (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Taabinga – town in South Burnett Region (entry 33041)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Taabinga – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46268)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. "Closed Churches". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m79" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Taabinga (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
External links edit
- "Taabinga". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
- "Town map of Taabinga". Queensland Government. 1977.
