Tirroan

Tirroan is a town and a locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Tirroan had a population of 165 people.[1]

Tirroan
Queensland
Tirroan
Coordinates25.0019°S 151.9294°E / -25.0019; 151.9294
Population165 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density10.12/km2 (26.22/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4671
Area16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
LGA(s)Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal Division(s)Flynn
Localities around Tirroan:
Moolboolaman Gin Gin Gin Gin
Dalysford Tirroan Gin Gin
St Kilda Redhill Farms Redhill Farms

History

The name Tirroan comes from the title of the first British pastoral property set up in the region, which was established by Gregory Blaxland Jnr and William Forster in 1848.[4] It is possible that it is derived from the name of an Aboriginal stockman on this run, who later died of tuberculosis in 1880.[2] The town itself was initially known as West Albany but the name was changed on 3 August 1899.[2][5]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tirroan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  2. "Tirroan – town in Bundaberg Region (entry 47320)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. "Tirroan – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44803)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  4. Laurie, Arthur. "Early Gin Gin and the Blaxland Tragedy" (PDF). University of Queensland Library. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  5. Queensland Government Gazette, 12 August 1899, page 428.
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