Tanbar, Queensland facts for kids

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Turn-off from Arrabury Road to Haddon Corner, 2019
Tanbar Location in Queensland
Population	0 (2021 census)
• Density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4481
Area	11,465.6 km2 (4,426.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	120 km (75 mi) SW of Windorah 204 km (127 mi) SW of Jundah 578 km (359 mi) W of Charleville 844 km (524 mi) W of Roma 1,323 km (822 mi) W of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Barcoo
State electorate(s)	Gregory
Federal Division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Tanbar: Birdsville Farrars Creek Windorah South Australia Tanbar Eromanga South Australia Durham Durham

Tanbar is an outback locality in the Shire of Barcoo, Queensland, Australia. It is on the corner of Queensland's southern and western border with South Australia. In the 2021 census, Tanbar had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

Haddon Corner is the point of Queensland's southern and western border with South Australia (26°00′00″S 141°00′00″E / 26.0000°S 141.0000°E / -26.0000; 141.0000 (Haddon Corner)). It is in the south-west of the locality.

Lake Yamma Yamma (also known as Lake Mackillop) is in the centre of the locality (26°20′00″S 141°25′00″E / 26.3333°S 141.4166°E / -26.3333; 141.4166 (Lake Yamma Yamma)). It is 736 square kilometres (284 sq mi) and is ephemeral, holding water only when Cooper Creek floods. It rarely fills (about every 25 to 30 years). It is Queensland's largest ephemeral lake.

The Birdsville Developmental Road enters the locality from the north (Farrars Creek), passes through the north of the locality, and exits to the north-west (Birdsville). Arrabury Road branches off from the Birdsville Developmental Road shortly after it enters the locality and then proceeds south-west and then south into Durham (remaining west of Lake Yamma Yamma).

The land use is grazing on native vegetation.

History

The name Haddon Corner is derived from Haddon Downs, the pastoral property in the corner on the South Australian side. It was established in 1877 by pastoralists William and John Howie.

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Tanbar had a population of 3 people.

In the 2021 census, Tanbar had "no people or a very low population".

Heritage listings

Heritage-listed survey marker at Haddon Corner, 2019

Heritage-listed sites in Tanbar include:

• Haddon Corner, where a survey marker indicates the corner

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including:

• Arrabury (26°45′39″S 141°01′40″E / 26.7609°S 141.0278°E / -26.7609; 141.0278 (Arrabury (homestead)))
• Curalle Tin Shed (26°02′25″S 141°19′45″E / 26.0404°S 141.3293°E / -26.0404; 141.3293 (Curalle Tin Shed (homestead)))
• Gilpeppee Outstation (26°09′19″S 141°38′02″E / 26.1553°S 141.6340°E / -26.1553; 141.6340 (Gilpeppee Outstation (homestead)))
• Nulla Outstation (26°19′13″S 141°10′40″E / 26.3204°S 141.1777°E / -26.3204; 141.1777 (Nulla Outstation (homestead)))
• Planet Downs Outstation, outstation of Arrabury (25°52′19″S 141°06′49″E / 25.8719°S 141.1135°E / -25.8719; 141.1135 (Planet Downs Outstation (homestead)))
• Tanbar Station (25°50′31″S 141°55′06″E / 25.8419°S 141.9182°E / -25.8419; 141.9182 (Tanbar (homestead)))

Education

There are no schools in Tanbar and none nearby. Distance education and boarding schools are the options.

Transport

There are a number of airstrips in the locality, including:

• Arrabury airstrip, serving the homestead (26°45′32″S 141°01′38″E / 26.7589°S 141.0272°E / -26.7589; 141.0272 (Arrabury homestead airstrip))
• Arrabury airstrip (26°41′46″S 141°02′49″E / 26.6962°S 141.0469°E / -26.6962; 141.0469 (Arrabury airstrip))
• Planet Downs Outstation airstrip, serving the outstation (25°52′29″S 141°06′56″E / 25.8748°S 141.1155°E / -25.8748; 141.1155 (Planet Downs Outstation airstrip))
• Tanbar airstrip, serving the homestead (25°51′05″S 141°55′47″E / 25.8515°S 141.9298°E / -25.8515; 141.9298 (Tanbar airstrip))