Tinbeerwah, Queensland

Tinbeerwah Queensland
Coveys Rd, Tinbeerwah, 2016
Tinbeerwah
Coordinates	26.4066°S 152.9761°E / -26.4066; 152.9761 (Tinbeerwah (centre of locality))
Population	1,160 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	52.5/km^2 (135.9/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4563
Area	22.1 km^2 (8.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	5.6 km (3 mi) W of Tewantin 9.5 km (6 mi) E of Cooroy 18.8 km (12 mi) SE of Pomona 40.7 km (25 mi) N of Maroochydore 142 km (88 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Noosa
State electorate(s)	Noosa
Federal division(s)	Wide Bay
Suburbs around Tinbeerwah: Lake Macdonald Cooroibah Cooroibah Lake Macdonald Tinbeerwah Tewantin Cooroy Mountain Eumundi Doonan

Tinbeerwah is a semi-rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Tinbeerwah had a population of 1,160 people.[1]

Geography

Mount Tinbeerwah

The Cooroy-Noosa Road runs through from west (Lake Macdonald) to east (Tewantin).[3]

Mount Tinbeerwah is in the north of locality (26.3902°S 152.9752°E / -26.3902; 152.9752 (Mount Tinbeerwah)) rising 265 metres (869 ft) above sea level.[4][5]

The north of the locality is within the Tewantin National Park.[6]

History

The name Tinbeerwah is Aboriginal for "place of grasstrees" or "high hill climbing up".[7][8]

Tinbeerwah Provisional School opened on 2 September 1914. On 1 September 1916, it became Tinbeerwah State School. It closed on 9 August 1963.[9]

In 1987, 12-year-old Noosa schoolgirl Sian Kingi was raped and murdered in Tinbeerwah after being abducted from Noosa Heads.[10][11]

Between 2008 and 2013, Tinbeerwah (and the rest of the Shire of Noosa) was within Sunshine Coast Region but the Shire of Noosa was re-established in 2014.[12][13]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Tinbeerwah had a population of 1,262.[14]

In the 2016 census, Tinbeerwah had a population of 974 people.[15]

In the 2021 census, Tinbeerwah had a population of 1,160 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Tinbeerwah. The nearest government primary schools are:[6]

• Tewantin State School in neighbouring Tewantin to the east
• Eumundi State School in neighbouring Eumundi to the south
• Cooroy State School in Cooroy to the south-west
• Noosaville State School in Noosaville to the east

The nearest government secondary school is Noosa District State High School which has its junior campus in Pomona to the north-west and its senior campus in Cooroy to the south-west.[6]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tinbeerwah (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Tinbeerwah – locality in Shire of Noosa (entry 48902)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
3. "Tinbeerwah, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
4. "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
5. "Mount Tinbeerwah – mountain in Shire of Noosa (entry 34611)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
7. Noosa Community Guide 2005 Part D Archived 24 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine 19 December 2006
8. South East Queensland – Place Names Archived 21 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine 19 December 2006
9. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
10. Read, Cloe (14 October 2021). "Murderer of Queensland schoolgirl Sian Kingi loses bid for parole". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
11. Doneman, Paula (11 June 2021). "Tracking the evil union of one of Australia's most sadistic couples". ABC News. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
12. "Backward Glance: History of Local Government on the Sunshine Coast". Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
13. "The Noosa De-amalgamation: Building a New Organisation". Noosa Shire Council. 2 January 2014. pp. 8–9. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
14. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Tinbeerwah (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
15. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tinbeerwah (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

External links

• "Tinbeerwah". Queensland Places. University of Queensland.