Tansey, Queensland

Tansey is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Tansey had a population of 144 people.[1]

Tansey
Queensland
Burnett Highway passing through Tansey, 2019
Tansey is located in Queensland
Tansey
Tansey
Coordinates26.0241°S 152.0430°E / -26.0241; 152.0430 (Tansey (town centre))
Population144 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.4089/km2 (1.059/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4601
Area352.2 km2 (136.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Localities around Tansey:
Booubyjan Malarga Gigoomgan
Calgoa
Booubyjan Tansey Mudlo
Cobbs Hill Boonara Kilkivan
Cinnabar

Geography

The north and centre of the locality is within Grongah National Park, which extends into neighbouring localities Malarga, Gigoomgan, Calgoa, and Mudlo. Apart from the national park, the predominant land use is cattle grazing.[4]

The Burnett Highway passes through the south-west of the locality from Boonara in the south to Booubyjan in the west. The town is located on the highway at its intersection with the Kilkivan Tansey Road, which provides a connection to Kilkivan.[4]

History
Apostolic Church, Tansey, 1975

The town takes its name from selector Michael Tansey, a resident on "Lakeview" from 1877.[2]

On 26 September 1926, an Apostolic church was opened by Reverend W. Neimeyer.[5][6] It was at 103 Wittenberg Road (26.0399°S 152.0384°E / -26.0399; 152.0384 (Tansey Apostolic Church (former))). Circa 1997, the church was relocated to 19 Olive Street, Goomeri.[7][8][9]

Tansey State School opened on 6 June 1916. It closed on 13 December 1996.[10][11] It was on Planted Creek Road (approx 26.0232°S 152.0439°E / -26.0232; 152.0439 (Tansey State School (former))).[12][13][14][4]

Previously, an abbotoir (Anstey) operated, as did a local butter factory.

Tansey Bowls Club was formed in 1953.[15] Located adjacent to Boonara Creek, the bowls club was flooded in 1955-1956, in 2013, and in 2022.[16][17]

In the 2016 census, Tansey had a population of 144 people.[1]

Tansey suffered considerable damage when a tornado struck the community in October 2018.[18] The Bureau of Meteorology said the tornado hit the town just after 3pm on 11 October 2018.[19]

Education

There are no schools in Tansey. The nearest government primary schools are Kilkivan State School in neighbouring Kilkivan to the south-east and Goomeri State School in Goomeri to the south. Both of these schools also provide secondary education to Year 10. For secondary education to Year 12, the nearest government schools are Murgon State High School in Murgon to the south and James Nash State High School in Gympie to the south-east.[4]

Amenities
Tansey Cemetery, 2019

Tansey Showgrounds is at 30 Tansey Hall Road (26.0335°S 152.0447°E / -26.0335; 152.0447 (Tansey Showgrounds)).[20] Tansey Hall is at the showgrounds (26.0344°S 152.0450°E / -26.0344; 152.0450 (Tansey Hall)).[21]

Tansey Bowls Club is at 28 Tansey Hall Road (26.0348°S 152.0456°E / -26.0348; 152.0456 (Tansey Bowls Club)).[22][23]

Tansey Cemetery is at the end of Tansey Cemetery Road (off the Burnett Highway, 26.0288°S 152.0407°E / -26.0288; 152.0407 (Tansey Cemetery)).[24]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tansey (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Tansey – town in Gympie Region (entry 33304)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. "Tansey – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46382)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  5. "GOOMERI". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 17, 705. Queensland, Australia. 9 October 1926. p. 10. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "SOUTH BURNETT". Daily Mail. No. 7678. Queensland, Australia. 8 October 1926. p. 3. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "The Apostolic Church of Queensland - Goomeri". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  8. Blake, Thom. "Tansey Apostolic Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  9. Blake, Thom. "Goomeri Apostolic Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  10. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  11. "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  12. "Town of Tansey" (Map). Queensland Government. 1963. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  13. "Kilkivan" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  14. "Parish of Boonara" (Map). Queensland Government. 1973. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  15. Martindale, Dafyd (3 October 2013). "Tansey Bowls Club Back In Business". southburnett.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  16. Martindale, Dafyd (3 October 2013). "Tansey Bowls Club Back In Business". southburnett.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  17. "'Amazing spirit': Mud Army heads to flood-ravaged regional communities to help out". ABC News. 11 January 2022. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  18. Chuddihy, Marguerite (12 October 2018). "There is immense destruction". South Burnett Times. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  19. "Town pounded by tornado as storms hit South Burnett". ABC News. 11 October 2018. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  20. "Tansey Showgrounds". Gympie Regional Council. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  21. "Tansey Hall". Gympie Regional Council. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  22. "Tansey Bowls Club". Facebook. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  23. "Bowls Clubs". Gympie Regional Council. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  24. "Gympie Region Cemeteries". Gympie Regional Council. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
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