Tanbar, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Tanbar Queensland
Turn-off from Arrabury Road to Haddon Corner, 2019
Tanbar Location in Queensland
Population	3 (2016 census)
• Density	0.00026/km2 (0.00067/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 2016 census Tanbar had a population of 3 people.

Heritage listings

Heritage-listed sites in Tanbar include:

• Haddon 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))

Images for kids

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  Heritage-listed survey marker at Haddon Corner, 2019