Tinana South, Queensland

Tinana South is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Tinana South had a population of 505 people.[1]

Tinana South
Queensland
Tinana South is located in Queensland
Tinana South
Tinana South
Coordinates25.5872°S 152.6697°E / -25.5872; 152.6697
Population505 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density19.65/km2 (50.89/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4650
Area25.7 km2 (9.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)Maryborough
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Tinana South:
Grahams Creek Tinana Tinana
Grahams Creek Tinana South Bidwill
Mungar
Ferney		 Glenorchy
Teddington		 Bidwill

Geography

The Mary River forms the western boundary of the locality, while Tinana Creek forms the eastern boundary.[3]

The Bruce Highway passes through the locality from north (Tinana) to south (Glenorchy).[3]

The principal land use is irrigated cropping, principally sugarcane. There is also grazing on native vegetation.[3]

History

Local residents requested the Queensland Government provide a school for the local area, pointing out that children were having to walk three or four miles to the school in Tinana. Local farmer John Parke offered 5 acres (2.0 ha) of his property "Spring Grove" for the Teddington State School (as it was originally planned to be named). The school was officially opened 24 October 1914 by the Under-Secretary for the Department of Education, John Douglas Story. The school admitted its first 21 students on 11 November 1914; the first teacher was Grace Smith. On 24 November 1914 it was officially announced that the school would be renamed Parke State School in honour of Parke who was killed in a farm accident in November 1913 (although this name was already in unofficial use at time of its opening).[4][5][6][7]

Education

Parke State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 400 Teddington Road (25.5882°S 152.6689°E / -25.5882; 152.6689 (Parke State School)).[8][9] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 58 students with 4 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[10]

There is no secondary school in Tinana South; the nearest one is in Maryborough.[3]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tinana South (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Tinana South – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46680)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "History". Parke State School. 12 February 2019. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  6. "THE NEW PARKE STATE SCHOOL". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 12, 930. Queensland, Australia. 26 October 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 20 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "OBITUARY". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 12, 644. Queensland, Australia. 12 November 1913. p. 5. Retrieved 20 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. "Parke State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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