| Tolga Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Kennedy Highway near the intersection with Main Street, Tolga | |||||||||||||||
  Tolga | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°13′23″S 145°28′44″E / 17.2230°S 145.4788°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,177 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 37.245/km2 (96.46/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1885 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4882 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 760 m (2,493 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 85.3 km2 (32.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Tablelands Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Tolga is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Tolga had a population of 3,177 people.[1]
It is the centre of the region's peanut industry and is home to the Big Peanut (17°12′12″S 145°28′34″E / 17.2032°S 145.4760°E).[4]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Census2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Tolga – town in Tablelands Region (entry 34741)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Tolga – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48903)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ Morris, Katherine (27 February 2017). "Tolga's big peanut a drawcard for tourism". Queensland Times. Retrieved 5 October 2020.