Tinbeerwah, Queensland facts for kids

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Coveys Rd, Tinbeerwah, 2016
Tinbeerwah Location in Queensland
Population	1,160 (2021 census)
• Density	52.5/km2 (136/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4563
Area	22.1 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	5.6 km (3 mi) W of Tewantin 9.5 km (6 mi) E of Cooroy 18.8 km (12 mi) SE of Pomona 40.7 km (25 mi) N of Maroochydore 142 km (88 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Noosa
State electorate(s)	Noosa
Federal Division(s)	Wide Bay
Suburbs around Tinbeerwah: Lake Macdonald Cooroibah Cooroibah Lake Macdonald Tinbeerwah Tewantin Cooroy Mountain Eumundi Doonan

Tinbeerwah is a semi-rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Tinbeerwah had a population of 1,160 people.

Geography

Mount Tinbeerwah

The Cooroy-Noosa Road runs through from west (Lake Macdonald) to east (Tewantin).

Mount Tinbeerwah is in the north of locality (26°23′25″S 152°58′31″E / 26.3902°S 152.9752°E / -26.3902; 152.9752 (Mount Tinbeerwah)) rising 265 metres (869 ft) above sea level.

The north of the locality is within the Tewantin National Park.

History

The name Tinbeerwah is Aboriginal for "place of grasstrees" or "high hill climbing up".

Tinbeerwah Provisional School opened on 2 September 1914. On 1 September 1916, it became Tinbeerwah State School. It closed on 9 August 1963.

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Between 2008 and 2013, Tinbeerwah (and the rest of the Shire of Noosa) was within Sunshine Coast Region but the Shire of Noosa was re-established in 2014.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Tinbeerwah had a population of 1,262.

In the 2016 census, Tinbeerwah had a population of 974 people.

In the 2021 census, Tinbeerwah had a population of 1,160 people.

Education

There are no schools in Tinbeerwah. The nearest government primary schools are:

• Tewantin State School in neighbouring Tewantin to the east
• Eumundi State School in neighbouring Eumundi to the south
• Cooroy State School in Cooroy to the south-west
• Noosaville State School in Noosaville to the east

The nearest government secondary school is Noosa District State High School which has its junior campus in Pomona to the north-west and its senior campus in Cooroy to the south-west.