Talgai, Queensland

Talgai is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Talgai had a population of 106 people.[1]

Talgai
Queensland
Talgai is located in Queensland
Talgai
Talgai
Coordinates28.0391°S 151.8819°E / -28.0391; 151.8819 (Talgai (centre of locality))
Population106 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.375/km2 (3.561/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4362
Area77.1 km2 (29.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Talgai:
Sandy Camp Elphinstone Allora
Victoria Hill Talgai Hendon
Bony Mountain Bony Mountain Deuchar

Geography

The locality of Ellinthorp is entirely contained within the boundaries of Talgai.[3] This is quite unusual in Queensland which does not normally permit such a containment, requiring all localities to have at least two neighbours.[4]

History

The locality name derives from the pastoral run name established by G Gammie who arrived on the Condamine River with stock on 9 March 1841.[2]

Talgai West Provisional School opened on 22 September 1902. On 17 April 1916 it became Talgai West State School. It experienced a number of temporary closures due to low student numbers. On 1 July 1920 it became a half-time provisional school in conjunction with Deuchar Provisional School (meaning a single teacher was shared between the two schools). The school closed on 31 Oct 1921, reopening on 19 July 1922 as a full-time school. It closed on 27 August 1962, briefly reopened and closed permanently in 1963.[5]

In the 2016 census Talgai had a population of 106 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Talgai (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Talgai – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45984)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  4. "How places are named: Defining boundaries and extent: Locality boundaries". Queensland Government. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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