Tolga, Queensland

Tolga
Queensland
Kennedy Highway near the intersection with Main Street, Tolga
Tolga is located in Queensland
Tolga
Tolga
Coordinates17°13′23″S 145°28′44″E / 17.2230°S 145.4788°E / -17.2230; 145.4788 (Tolga (town centre))
Population3,177 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density37.245/km2 (96.46/sq mi)
Established1885
Postcode(s)4882
Elevation760 m (2,493 ft)
Area85.3 km2 (32.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Tablelands Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
25.6 °C
78 °F
15.3 °C
60 °F
1,400 mm
55.1 in
Localities around Tolga:
Walkamin Mareeba Tinaroo
Arriga Tolga Kairi
Mutchilba Watsonville Atherton

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 / -17.2032; 145.4760 (The Big Peanut)).[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Tolga – town in Tablelands Region (entry 34741)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Tolga – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48903)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ Morris, Katherine (27 February 2017). "Tolga's big peanut a drawcard for tourism". Queensland Times. Retrieved 5 October 2020.