Tambo, Queensland

Tambo
Queensland
Arthur Street, Tambo
Tambo is located in Queensland
Tambo
Tambo
Coordinates24°53′04″S 146°15′11″E / 24.8844°S 146.2530°E / -24.8844; 146.2530 (Tambo (town centre))
Population
  • 318 (2021 locality)[1]
  • 283 (2021 town)[2]
 • Density0.5146/km2 (1.3329/sq mi)
Established1863
Postcode(s)4478
Elevation395 m (1,296 ft)
Area617.9 km2 (238.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Blackall-Tambo Region
State electorate(s)Gregory
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
29.0 °C
84 °F
12.6 °C
55 °F
535.7 mm
21.1 in
Localities around Tambo:
Mount Enniskillen Windeyer Caldervale
Macfarlane Tambo Caldervale
Lansdowne Lansdowne Yandarlo

Tambo is a rural town and locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia.[3][4] Cattle and tourism are the major industries of the town. A number of heritage buildings survive from the earliest days of settlement. In the 2021 census, the population of the locality was 318 people, while the population of the town was 283 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021SAL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021UCL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Tambo – town in Blackall-Tambo Region (entry 33227)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Tambo – locality in Blackall-Tambo Region (entry 47066)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 November 2019.