Mount Tarampa, Queensland
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Lower Lockyer Creek, Mount Tarampa, 2011 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 27°27′55″S 152°29′04″E / 27.4652°S 152.4844°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 30.8 km2 (11.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 501 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 16.27/km2 (42.13/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4311 | ||||||||||||
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Mount Tarampa is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Mount Tarampa had a population of 501 people.[2]
Geography
Lockyer Creek forms the southern and eastern borders of Mount Tarampa. Most of the area is flat apart from Mount Tarampa (150 metres above sea level) which is located in the southern part of the locality.[4] The land use near the creek is irrigated crop growing with some grazing on native vegetation in the north-west of the locality. The eastern part of the locality is mainly rural residential with the school located in this area.[5][6]
History
Mount Tarampa Provisional School opened on 23 July 1906, becoming Mount Tarampa State School on 1 January 1909.[7]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Mount Tarampa had a population of 481 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Mount Tarampa had a population of 501 people.[2]
Education
Mount Tarampa State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 9 Profkes Road (27°27′19″S 152°29′24″E / 27.4552°S 152.4899°E).[9][10][11] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 44 students with 4 teachers (3 equivalent full-time) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 equivalent full-time).[12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 60 students with 4 teachers and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[13]
There are no secondary schools in Mount Tarampa. The nearest government secondary school is Lowood State High School in Lowood to the east. There are also non-government schools in Gatton, Laidley, Rosewood, and Ipswich suburbs.[14]
Heritage listings
Mount Tarampa has the following heritage-listed sites:
- Mount Tarampa State School, 9 Profkes Road[15]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Tarampa (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Tarampa (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Mount Tarampa – locality in Somerset Region (entry 44904)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourse". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourse". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Tarampa (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Mt Tarampa State School". Mount Tarampa State School. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Mount Tarampa State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Mount Tarampa State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Mt Tarampa State School (entry 602853)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
External links
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