Tinbeerwah, Queensland
- 5.6 km (3 mi) W of Tewantin
- 9.5 km (6 mi) E of Cooroy
- 18.8 km (12 mi) SE of Pomona
- 40.7 km (25 mi) N of Maroochydore
- 142 km (88 mi) N of Brisbane
Suburbs around Tinbeerwah: | ||
Lake Macdonald | Cooroibah | Cooroibah |
Lake Macdonald | Tinbeerwah | Tewantin |
Cooroy Mountain | Eumundi | Doonan |
Tinbeerwah is a semi-rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Tinbeerwah had a population of 1,160 people.[1]
Geography
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The Cooroy-Noosa Road runs through from west (Lake Macdonald) to east (Tewantin).[3]
Mount Tinbeerwah is in the north of locality (26°23′25″S 152°58′31″E / 26.3902°S 152.9752°E / -26.3902; 152.9752 (Mount Tinbeerwah)) rising 265 metres (869 ft) above sea level.[4][5]
The north of the locality is within the Tewantin National Park.[6]
History
The name Tinbeerwah is Aboriginal for "place of grasstrees" or "high hill climbing up".[7][8]
Tinbeerwah Provisional School opened on 2 September 1914. On 1 September 1916, it became Tinbeerwah State School. It closed on 9 August 1963.[9]
In 1987, 12-year-old Noosa schoolgirl Sian Kingi was raped and murdered in Tinbeerwah after being abducted from Noosa Heads.[10][11]
Between 2008 and 2013, Tinbeerwah (and the rest of the Shire of Noosa) was within Sunshine Coast Region but the Shire of Noosa was re-established in 2014.[12][13]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Tinbeerwah had a population of 1,262.[14]
In the 2016 census, Tinbeerwah had a population of 974 people.[15]
In the 2021 census, Tinbeerwah had a population of 1,160 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Tinbeerwah. The nearest government primary schools are:[6]
- Tewantin State School in neighbouring Tewantin to the east
- Eumundi State School in neighbouring Eumundi to the south
- Cooroy State School in Cooroy to the south-west
- Noosaville State School in Noosaville to the east
The nearest government secondary school is Noosa District State High School which has its junior campus in Pomona to the north-west and its senior campus in Cooroy to the south-west.[6]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tinbeerwah (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Tinbeerwah – locality in Shire of Noosa (entry 48902)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Tinbeerwah, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Tinbeerwah – mountain in Shire of Noosa (entry 34611)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ Noosa Community Guide 2005 Part D Archived 24 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine 19 December 2006
- ^ South East Queensland – Place Names Archived 21 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine 19 December 2006
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Read, Cloe (14 October 2021). "Murderer of Queensland schoolgirl Sian Kingi loses bid for parole". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ Doneman, Paula (11 June 2021). "Tracking the evil union of one of Australia's most sadistic couples". ABC News. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Backward Glance: History of Local Government on the Sunshine Coast". Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "The Noosa De-amalgamation: Building a New Organisation". Noosa Shire Council. 2 January 2014. pp. 8–9. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Tinbeerwah (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tinbeerwah (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
External links
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- "Tinbeerwah". Queensland Places. University of Queensland.
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