Tinaroo is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Tinaroo had a population of 312 people.[1] The town of Tinaroo Falls is on the eastern edge of the locality (17.1683°S 145.5494°E / -17.1683; 145.5494 (Tinaroo Falls, Queensland)) beside Lake Tinaroo.[3]
Tinaroo Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 17.1677°S 145.5472°E / -17.1677; 145.5472 | ||||||||||||||
Population | 312 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 15.45/km2 (40.00/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4872 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 20.2 km2 (7.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Tablelands Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Tinaroo is located on the shore of Lake Tinaroo, a man-made reservoir.
Despite the town's name, the waterfall of the same name is not in either the town or the locality but it is very close by in the neighbouring locality of Lake Tinaroo, which includes the Tinaroo Dam, the lake it impounds and the shoreline around the lake.[4]
The town and locality take their name from Tinaroo Creek, which is believed to derive from tin hurroo, a shout used by tin miners.[3]
At the 2006 census, Tinaroo had a population of 266.[5]
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