Tanby, Queensland
Tanby | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Landscape along Tanby Post Office Road, 2018 | |||||||||||||
  Tanby | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 23°13′22″S 150°44′04″E / 23.2227°S 150.7344°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| LGA | |||||||||||||
| Location |
| ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • State electorate | |||||||||||||
| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 42.6 km2 (16.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 577 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 13.545/km2 (35.08/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4703 | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Tanby is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Tanby had a population of 577 people.[2]
Geography
The Rockhampton–Emu Park Road enters from the south (Coorooman) and exits to the south-east (Emu Park).[4]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Tanby had a population of 539 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, Tanby had a population of 577 people.[2]
Education
There are no schools in Tanby. The nearest government primary schools are:[6]
- Emu Park State School in neighbouring Emu Park to the south-east
- Taranganba State School in Taranganba to the north
- Yeppoon State School in Yeppoon to the north
- Cawarral State School in neighbouring Cawarral to the south-west
The nearest government secondary school is Yeppoon State High School in Yeppoon.[6]
There are also non-government schools in Yeppoon and its suburbs.[7]
Amenities
There is a Benedictine monastery for nuns at 40 Hannah Road (23°12′45″S 150°44′36″E / 23.2125°S 150.7434°E).[8][9] It is home to the Sophia Library which can be visited and from which books can be borrowed.[10]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tanby (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tanby (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Tanby – locality in Livingstone Shire (entry 49344)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Tanby, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tanby (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Benedictine Monastery – Central Queensland". Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Tanby: Benedictine Monastery". Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Sophia Library". CAPRICORN COAST PARISH. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
