Thangool facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Thangool Queensland
Hotel Thangool, 2014
Thangool Location in Queensland
Population	741 (2016 census locality)
• Density	1.0605/km2 (2.747/sq mi)
Established	1925
Postcode(s)	4716
Elevation	192 m (630 ft)
Area	698.7 km2 (269.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	13.1 km (8 mi) SE of Biloela 133 km (83 mi) SW of Gladstone 155 km (96 mi) S of Rockhampton 549 km (341 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Banana
State electorate(s)	Callide
Federal Division(s)	Capricornia
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 29.3 °C 85 °F 13.2 °C 56 °F 664.2 mm 26.1 in
Localities around Thangool: Prospect Valentine Plains Valentine Plains Prospect Thangool Lawgi Dawes Castle Creek Camboon Harrami

Thangool is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Thangool had a population of 741 people.

History

The Thangool area was originally home to the Gangulu Aboriginal people.

Facilities

Local businesses include two hotels; the Red Steer Hotel and the Hotel Thangool, a service station, post office, carpenters, welders, primary school and an aircraft refuelling business.

The Thangool Airport services the Banana Shire area and the Thangool racecourse is one of the largest racecourses in the area.

Attractions

Nearby Mount Scoria, a rare rock formation rising 150 metres (490 ft) above the surrounding plain, was an active volcano 20 to 26 million years ago. The mountain features impressive basalt columns formed by cooling lava. Despite its name the mountain features very little scoria, with most of the mountain made up of vesicular basalt.

Events

The Thangool Cup Races is an annual horse racing event held in September. Each November there is a Christmas market.

Economy

Dryland farming in the area produces mainly sorghum and wheat but also some sunflower, mung beans and barley. Irrigated crops produced include cotton and lucerne as well as wheat and sorghum. A Thangool business, Queensland Squab Processors, supply 60 per cent of the Australian market for squab while a new business producing herbs for the food service industry was developed recently.

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

• Kurrajong (24°42′55″S 150°28′14″E / 24.7152°S 150.4706°E / -24.7152; 150.4706 (Kurrajong (homestead)))
• Peaceful Haven (24°29′26″S 150°36′04″E / 24.4906°S 150.6010°E / -24.4906; 150.6010 (Peaceful Haven (homestead)))
• Scoria (24°32′50″S 150°34′32″E / 24.5473°S 150.5756°E / -24.5473; 150.5756 (Scoria (homestead)))

Education

Thangool State School, 2014

Thangool State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2 Aerodrome Road (24°29′28″S 150°34′18″E / 24.4910°S 150.5716°E / -24.4910; 150.5716 (Thangool State School)). In 2015 the school had 115 students enrolled. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 143 students with 12 teachers (8 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent). Thangool State School has an active Facebook page.

There are no secondary schools in Thangool. The nearest secondary school is Biloela State High School in Biloela to the north-west.

Images for kids

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  Rural landscape along the Burnett Highway north of the town of Thangool, 2014

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  Thangool Airport, 2014

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  St Andrew's Anglican Church, 2014