Toobanna is a rural town and
locality
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in the
Shire of Hinchinbrook
The Shire of Hinchinbrook is a local government area in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Ingham, covers an area of , and has existed since its creation on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions ...
,
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
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, Australia.
In the , the locality of Toobanna had a population of 278 people.
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Geography
The town is roughly in the centre of the locality. The eastern boundary of the locality is Trebonne Creek, which then flows through the locality, just to the south of the town, and then forms the north-western boundary, ultimately being a tributary of the Herbert River
The Herbert River is a river located in Far North Queensland, Australia. The southernmost of Queensland's wet tropics river systems, it was named in 1864 by George Elphinstone Dalrymple explorer, after Robert George Wyndham Herbert, the first ...
which flows into the Coral Sea
The Coral Sea () is a marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia, and classified as an interim Australian bioregion. The Coral Sea extends down the Australian northeast coast. Most of it is protected by the Fre ...
. The southern boundary is Cattle Creek, which ultimately flows into the Coral Sea.sugarcane
Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with ...
being a major crop.Bruce Highway
The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Na ...
and the North Coast railway line traverse the locality from south to north, passing just near the town, the railway being immediately parallel and east of the highway.Toobanna railway station
Toobanna is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Toobanna had a population of 278 people.
Geography
The town is roughly in the centre of the locality. The eastern boundary of t ...
as well as private sugarcane tramways.
History
The town takes its name from its railway station, which was named by the Queensland Railways Department
Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Owned by the Queensland Government, it operates local and long-distance passenger services, as well as owning and maintaining approximately 6,600 kilometres of track and relate ...
on 19 April 1916. The name ''Toobanna'' is said to be an Aboriginal word, meaning plenty of big rushes (reeds) near the water.[
Toobanna State School opened on 16 August 1922.
In the the locality of Toobanna had a population of 278 people.]
Education
Toobanna State School is a co-educational government primary school (P-6) at 49055 Bruce Highway. In 2016, the school had enrolment of 21 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).
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Towns in Queensland
Shire of Hinchinbrook
Localities in Queensland