Tabragalba is a rural

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in the

Scenic Rim Region The Scenic Rim Region is a local government areas of Queensland, local government area (LGA) in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, South East Queensland, Australia, and is located approximately 80 kilometres due south of Brisban ...

of South East

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, Australia. In the , Tabragalba had a population of 48 people.

Geography

The eastern border of Tabragalba follows a ridge line and includes Mount Tabragalba. Part of the western boundary is marked by the Albert River. Agriculture is the predominant land use. The

Beaudesert–Nerang Road Beaudesert–Nerang Road (State Route 90) is a major inter-regional arterial road that connects the township of Beaudesert with the Gold Coast via Canungra. The road commences in Nerang on the western edge of the Gold Coast and travels west th ...

(locally named Beaudesert–Beenleigh Road) runs in from the west, and then traverses the northern end. The

Beaudesert–Beenleigh Road Beaudesert–Beenleigh Road is a continuous road route in the Scenic Rim and Logan City regions of Queensland, Australia. Part of the road is signed as State Route 90 and the rest as State Route 92. Beaudesert–Beenleigh Road (number 203) i ...

runs away to the north-east from the north-west boundary.

History

The locality takes its name from a local pastoral station established in 1843. The name is from the

Bundjalung language Bundjalung may refer to: * Bundjalung people The Bundjalung people, also spelled Bunjalung, Badjalang and Bandjalang, are Aboriginal Australians who are the original custodians of a region from around Grafton, New South Wales, Grafton in north ...

''dhaberi gaba'' meaning the place of

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or nulla nulla. The name was also used for an early local government area called Tabragalba Division (established 1879) which became the Shire of Tabragalba (1903), then renamed a few months later as

Shire of Beaudesert The Shire of Beaudesert was a local government area located in South East Queensland, Australia, stretching from the New South Wales border, along the Gold Coast hinterland to the urban fringes of the cities of Brisbane and Ipswich. The Shire ...

. In 2008, the shire was merged into the new

. Tabragalba Provisional School opened on 24 April 1907. On 1 January 1909 it became Tabragalba State School. It closed on 11 July 1945.

Demographics

In the , Tabragalba had a population of 49 people. In the , Tabragalba had a population of 48 people.

Heritage listings

Tabragalba has a heritage listing for

Wyambyn Wyambyn is a heritage-listed homestead at Tabragalba House Road, Tabragalba, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed in 1908 by Robin Dods and built by Warren and Morgan from 1908 to 1909. It was added to the Queensland Herit ...

in Tabragalba House Road. The Wyambyn homestead was designed by

Robin Dods Robert Smith (Robin) Dods (9 June 1868 – 23 July 1920) was a New Zealand-born Australian architect. Personal life Dods was born in Dunedin, New Zealand on 9 June 1868. His parents were Robert Smith Dods (a wholesale grocer) and Elizabeth Gray ...

and built in 1909. The design features the

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architectural style. Cattle were originally raised on the property until the 1920s when sheep became more profitable. The homestead was used as a setting in the movie

Unfinished Sky ''Unfinished Sky'' is a 2007 drama film written and directed by Peter Duncan. William McInnes stars as John Woldring, an Australian farmer living in self-imposed exile after his wife's death, who rescues and protects Tahmeena, played by Monic ...

in 2007.

Education

There are no schools in Tabragalba. The nearest government primary schools are Beaudesert State School in neighbouring Beaudesert to the west and Canungra State School in

Canungra Canungra is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region of South East Queensland, Australia. In the , Canungra had a population of 1,436 people. Geography Located in South East Queensland, Canungra is situated in the Gold Coast hinte ...

to the east. The nearest government secondary school is

Beaudesert State High School Beaudesert ( Yugambeh: ''Yilbagan'') is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region of Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Beaudesert had a population of 6,752 people. Beaudesert is the administrative centre for the Scenic Ri ...

, also in Beaudesert. There are also Catholic primary and secondary schools in Beaudesert.

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