Tirroan

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Tirroan
Queensland
Tirroan is located in Queensland
Tirroan
Tirroan
Coordinates25°00′07″S 151°55′46″E / 25.0019°S 151.9294°E / -25.0019; 151.9294Coordinates: 25°00′07″S 151°55′46″E / 25.0019°S 151.9294°E / -25.0019; 151.9294
Population165 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density10.12/km2 (26.22/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4671
Area16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
LGA(s)Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Localities around Tirroan:
Moolboolaman Gin Gin Gin Gin
Dalysford Tirroan Gin Gin
St Kilda Redhill Farms Redhill Farms

Tirroan is a town and a locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Tirroan had a population of 165 people.[1]

History[]

The name Tirroan comes from the title of the first British pastoral property set up in the region, which was established by Gregory Blaxland Jnr and William Forster in 1848.[4] It is possible that it is derived from the name of an Aboriginal stockman on this run, who later died of tuberculosis in 1880.[2] The town itself was initially known as West Albany but the name was changed on 3 August 1899.[2][5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tirroan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c "Tirroan – town in Bundaberg Region (entry 47320)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Tirroan – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44803)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  4. ^ Laurie, Arthur. "Early Gin Gin and the Blaxland Tragedy" (PDF). University of Queensland Library. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  5. ^ Queensland Government Gazette, 12 August 1899, page 428.

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