Tabooba, Queensland

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Tabooba
Queensland
Paddocks at Tabooba 2.jpg
Paddocks along Christmas Creek Road, 2014
Tabooba is located in Queensland
Tabooba
Tabooba
Coordinates28°08′09″S 152°58′01″E / 28.1358°S 152.9669°E / -28.1358; 152.9669 (Tabooba (centre of locality))Coordinates: 28°08′09″S 152°58′01″E / 28.1358°S 152.9669°E / -28.1358; 152.9669 (Tabooba (centre of locality))
Population72 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2.988/km2 (7.74/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4285
Area24.1 km2 (9.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Tabooba:
Tamrookum Laravale Kerry
Tamrookum Tabooba Kerry
Innisplain Oaky Creek Christmas Creek

Tabooba is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Tabooba had a population of 72 people.[1]

Geography[]

Tabooba is located at the confluence of Christmas Creek and Logan River. Logan River marks the western boundary. In the east the locality reaches elevations greater than 400 m above sea level, along Jinbroken Range.

History[]

Tabooba State School opened on 24 July 11 and closed on 24 August 1942.[3]

In the 2016 census, Tabooba had a population of 72 people.[1]

Tramway[]

Tabooba Junction station, 1903

The Beaudesert Shire Tramway passed through Tabooba and opened in 1902.[4] The station was known as Tabooba Junction. Here the line split with one branch reaching Rathdowney and the other to Lamington.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tabooba (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Tabooba – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45189)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ "Beaudesert Shire Timeline". Scenic Rim Regional Council. Retrieved 3 September 2014.


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