Trebonne is a rural town and locality 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, Australia. In the , Trebonne had a population of 397 people.

History

Prior to European settlement, the Trebonne area was inhabited by the Warakamai People. The town derives its name from Trebonne Creek, which was allegedly named by Leon Burguez, sugar planter who lived at Gairloch, probably in the 1870s. Upper Trebonne Provisional School opened on 7 November 1906. On 1 January 1909 it became Upper Trebonne State School. It was renamed Trebonne State School circa 1932. In 1951 Canossa Catholic Primary School was established by Canossia Daughters of Charity. It closed on 6 December 2013. At the , Trebonne had a population of 319.

Heritage listings

Trebonne has a number of

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sites, including: * Trebonne Road: Pelota Mano Court

Education

Trebonne State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 71 Stone River Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 19 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).

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* * {{authority control Towns in Queensland North Queensland Shire of Hinchinbrook Localities in Queensland

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