Tangorin is a rural town and locality in the Flinders Shire, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census the locality of Tangorin had a population of 58 people.[1]

Tangorin
Queensland
Tangorin is located in Queensland
Tangorin
Tangorin
Coordinates21°45′39″S 144°13′14″E / 21.7608°S 144.2205°E / -21.7608; 144.2205 (Tangorin (town centre))
Population58 (2016 census locality)[1]
 • Density0.01017/km2 (0.02633/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4821
Area5,705.6 km2 (2,202.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Shire of Flinders
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Localities around Tangorin:
Stamford Hughenden Prairie
Stamford Tangorin Prairie
Corfield Corfield Prairie

Indigenous language edit

Jirandali (also known as Yirandali, Warungu, Yirandhali) is an Australian Aboriginal language of North-West Queensland, particularly the Hughenden area. The language region includes the local government area of the Shire of Flinders, including Dutton River, Flinders River, Mount Sturgeon, Caledonia, Richmond, Corfield, Winton, Torrens, Tower Hill, Landsborough Creek, Lammermoor Station, Hughenden, and Tangorin.[4]

History edit

Tangorin Provisional School opened in 1902 and closed in 1905. Opened in 1902 and after several temporary closures finally closed in 1905.[5]

Cameron Downs State School opened on 23 January 1967.[5]

In the 2016 census the locality of Tangorin had a population of 58 people.[1]

Education edit

Cameron Downs State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at Hughenden-Muttaburra Road (21°22′28″S 144°16′44″E / 21.3745°S 144.2788°E / -21.3745; 144.2788 (Cameron Downs State School)).[6][7] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 8 students with 2 teachers and 2 non-teaching staff.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tangorin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
  2. ^ "Tangorin – town in Flinders Shire (entry 33283)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Tangorin – locality in Flinders Shire (entry 42489)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^   This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Guugu Yimithirr". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Cameron Downs State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

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