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Taragoola
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Taragoola | |||||||||||||
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  Taragoola | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 24°06′29″S 151°13′58″E / 24.1080°S 151.2327°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 56.1 km2 (21.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[3] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.000/km2 (0.000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4680 | ||||||||||||
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Taragoola is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[4] In the 2021 census, Taragoola had "no people or a very low population".[3]
Geography
[edit]The Gladstone–Monto Road runs along the south-western boundary.[5]
Part of Lake Awoonga (formed by the Awoonga Dam in neighbouring Benaraby) is in the west of the locality.[6][7]
There is a major limestone quarry in the centre of the locality.[8] Apart from the quarry, the land use is grazing on native vegetation.
History
[edit]Taragoola State School opened circa 1919 and closed circa 1934.[9]
The Byellee to Monto railway line passed through the locality with two stations serving the locality:
- Taragoola railway station (24°06′02″S 151°13′10″E / 24.1006°S 151.2194°E)[10][11]
- Barmundu railway station (24°08′06″S 151°11′55″E / 24.1350°S 151.1987°E)[12][11]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Taragoola had "no people or a very low population".[13]
In the 2021 census, Taragoola had "no people or a very low population".[3]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Taragoola. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Calliope State School and Calliope State High School, both in neighbouring Calliope to the north-west.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Taragoola (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Taragoola (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Taragoola (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Taragoola – locality in Gladstone Region (entry 47288)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ Taragoola, Queensland (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourse; Dams, weirs and barrages". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ "Taragoola Key Resource Area – KRA 19" (PDF). Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Taragoola – railway station in the Gladstone Region (entry 33326)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Barmundu – rail station - feature no longer exists in Gladstone Regional (entry 1669)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Taragoola (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
