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Tarong
Queenslandvillage
Tarong
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Tarong is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The area is known for the Tarong Power Station which is located next to the Meandu Mine. In the 2021 census, Tarong had a population of 193 people.
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History
The name Tarong derives from the name of a pastoral run first used in 1850; it is probably based on an Aboriginal word tarum meaning wild lime tree. Tarong State School opened in 1925 and closed circa 1942. In 1951, the school building was relocated to Jonestown West State School.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Torresian CrowCorvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves446
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves311
- Pied CurrawongStrepera graculina (Shaw, 1790) · Aves295
- Lewin's HoneyeaterMeliphaga lewinii (Swainson, 1837) · Aves289
- Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves257
- Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves246
- Eastern WhipbirdPsophodes olivaceus (Latham, 1802) · Aves224
- Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves220
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.9 — 2025-08-1512 km ESE of Cherbourg, Australia
- M 3.9 — 2007-08-2540 km W of Kingaroy, Australia
- M 3.6 — 2005-03-0736 km WNW of Kingaroy, Australia
- M 3.7 — 2004-02-2147 km WNW of Kingaroy, Australia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Queensland
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Tarong, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics
- ASGS 2021
- SAL32754
- Population (Wikidata)
- 181
- Wikidata
- Q14935571
ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics — ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112