Suburb of Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia
Tingun is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Tingun had a population of 184 people.[1]
Geography
The Western railway line forms the northern boundary of the locality.[3]
Road infrastructure
The Warrego Highway runs along the northern boundary, the Carnarvon Highway runs through from north-west to south-east, and the Roma-Condamine Road exits to the south-east.[4]
History
Yalebone Station was for sale in May 1885, given as 43 square miles (110 km2) of good forest country, and 9 miles (14 km) Yalebone Creek frontage, currently carrying 700 head of cattle.[5]
The area was home to the Yalebone Provisional School from 1911 to about 1925.[6]
The Trenhed branch of the Western Division of the Queensland Country Women's Association operated in the area between at least 1938 and 1951.[7][8]
There are many state forests in the area including Trinidad, Brucedale, Tinowon, and Yalebone.
Demographics
In the 2016 census Tingun had a population of 157 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Tingun had a population of 184 people.[1]
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