Tinana South, Queensland

Tinana South
Queensland
Tinana South; Queensland
	Parke State School, 2023
	Tinana South
Coordinates	25°35′14″S 152°40′11″E / 25.5872°S 152.6697°E
Population	545 (2021 census)
• Density	21.21/km2 (54.92/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4650
Area	25.7 km2 (9.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	8.0 km (5 mi) SSW of Maryborough ; 38.1 km (24 mi) SSW of Hervey Bay ; 81.2 km (50 mi) N of Gympie ; 259 km (161 mi) N of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Maryborough
Federal division(s)	Wide Bay
	Suburbs around Tinana South:

Tinana South is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Tinana South had a population of 545 people.^[1]

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 the south (Glenorchy) to the north (Tinana).^[3]

The principal land use is irrigated crop growing, predominantly sugarcane. There is also grazing on native vegetation.^[3]

History

In March 1913, 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 sugarcane farmer John Parke donated 5 acres (2.0 ha) of his property "Spring Grove" for the Teddington State School (as it was originally proposed to be named). It was built as an open-air school (a less-enclosed building).^[4]^[5]^[6] The school was officially opened as Parke State School on 24 October 1914 by John Douglas Story, the Under-Secretary for the Department of Education. Story praised the open-air design as being both healthier for the students and cheaper for the government, as small rural schools were not always permanent due to fluctuations in the local population.^[7]^[8] The school admitted its first 21 students on 11 November 1914; the first teacher was Grace Smith. On 24 November 1914, it was officially confirmed that the school would be known 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).^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Tinana South had a population of 505 people.^[15]

In the 2021 census, Tinana South had a population of 545 people.^[1]

Education

Parke State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 400 Teddington Road (25°35′18″S 152°40′08″E / 25.5882°S 152.6689°E / -25.5882; 152.6689 (Parke State School)).^[16]^[17] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 58 students with 4 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).^[18]

There are no secondary schools in Tinana South; the nearest government secondary school is Maryborough State High School in Maryborough to the north.^[19]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tinana South (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Tinana South – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46680)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
^ "NEW STATE SCHOOL". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 12, 458. Queensland, Australia. 9 April 1913. p. 5. Retrieved 25 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Advertising". The Bundaberg Mail And Burnett Advertiser. Vol. 44, no. 5386. Queensland, Australia. 5 August 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 25 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "TENDERS' ACCEPTED". Daily Standard. No. 536. Queensland, Australia. 2 September 1914. p. 6 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 25 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "THE NEW PARKE STATE SCHOOL". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 12, 930. Queensland, Australia. 26 October 1914. p. 3. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Open Air Schools". The Telegraph. No. 13, 083. Queensland, Australia. 26 October 1914. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Welcome to Parke State School". Parke State School. 23 January 2019. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "History". Parke State School. 11 February 2019. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
^ "THE NEW PARKE STATE SCHOOL". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 12, 930. Queensland, Australia. 26 October 1914. p. 3. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "OBITUARY". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 12, 644. Queensland, Australia. 12 November 1913. p. 5. Archived from the original on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Agency ID 5609, Parke State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ 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). "Tinana South (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ "Parke State School". Parke State School. 24 February 2021. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2023.