Tarampa

Tarampa is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]

Tarampa
Queensland
Tarampa Hotel, 2014
Tarampa is located in Queensland
Tarampa
Tarampa
Coordinates27.4977°S 152.5530°E / -27.4977; 152.5530
Population289 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density23.69/km2 (61.4/sq mi)
Established1847
Postcode(s)4311
Area12.2 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Somerset Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal division(s)Blair
Suburbs around Tarampa:
Brightview Lowood Lowood
Brightview Tarampa Glamorgan Vale
Brightview Coolana Coolana

History

The locality presumably takes its name from its parish, which in turn was named after the Tarampa pastoral run named in 1847 by pastoralist Charles Cameron. The name is from the Yuggera language, meaning wild lime tree.[3]

In 1877, 2,240 acres (910 ha) were resumed from the Tarampa pastoral run and offered for selection on 19 April 1877.[4]

Tarampa Provisional School opened on 1 April 1880. On 1 July 1886 it became Tarampa State School.[5]

During World War II a military airfield was located at nearby Mount Tarampa called Lowood. The United States Army Air Forces based its 80th Fighter Squadron (8th Fighter Group) between 28 March – 10 May 1942), flying P-39 Airacobras. The airfield no longer exists but a small memorial marks its previous location.[6][7]

The Lowood circuit built at the former airfield site was the venue for the 1960 Australian Grand Prix.[8] The facility has since been closed and the land redeveloped. The end of the 35 runway and taxiway can still be seen in aerial imagery at 27°27′19″S 152°28′56″E.

At the 2011 census, Tarampa recorded a population of 325 people.[9]

In the 2016 census, Tarampa had a population of 289 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Tarampa has heritage-listed sites, including:

Education
Tarampa State School, 2014

Tarampa State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 18 Manthey Road (27.4871°S 152.5461°E / -27.4871; 152.5461 (Tarampa State School)).[11][12] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 87 students with 7 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[13]

See also

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tarampa (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Tarampa – locality in Somerset Region (entry 47274)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. "Tarampa – parish in Somerset Region (entry 33327)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  4. "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. Oz at war – Amateur historian site -Retrieved 2 November 2006.
  7. United States Air Force Historical Research Agency document 00057414
  8. Australian Grand Prix – The 50-race history, 1986, pages 256 to 266
  9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Tarampa (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  10. "Tarampa State School (entry 602849)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  11. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. "Tarampa State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  13. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

Attribution

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

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