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Tabooba is a rural
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in the
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, Australia. In the , Tabooba had a population of 57 people.


Geography

Tabooba is located at the confluence of Christmas Creek and
Logan River The Logan River (Yugambeh dialect, Yugambeh: ''Dugulumba'') is a perennial river in the Scenic Rim Region, Scenic Rim, City of Logan, Logan and City of Gold Coast, Gold Coast local government areas of the South East Queensland, South East region ...
. Logan River marks the western boundary. In the east the locality reaches elevations greater than 400 m above sea level, along Jinbroken Range.


History

The Beaudesert Shire Tramway passed through Tabooba and opened in 1902. The station was known as Tabooba Junction. Here the line split with one branch reaching
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and the other to
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. Tabooba State School opened on 24 July 1911. It closed on 24 August 1942. It was on a site on the southern corner of Christmas Creek Road and Tramway Road (approx ).


Demographics

In the , Tabooba had a population of 72 people. In the , Tabooba had a population of 57 people.


Education

There are no schools in Tabooba. The nearest government primary schools are Tamrookum State School in neighbouring Tamrookum to the north-west, Darlington State School in
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to the south-east, and Hillview State School in Hillview to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Beaudesert State High School in Beaudesert to the north. There are also some non-government schools in Beaudesert.


See also

*
List of tramways in Queensland List of tramways in Queensland provides three separate lists, each in alphabetical order of the key identifier. They are: * Non sugar cane tramways, ordered by Tramway Name as contained in Wikipedia articles. * Sugar cane tramways, ordered by Sug ...


References

{{Scenic Rim Region Scenic Rim Region Localities in Queensland