Tamrookum Creek 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 ...

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, Australia. In the , Tamrookum Creek had a population of 35 people.

Geography

The elevation varies across the locality from above sea level in the east of the locality through to in the west of the locality. The watercourse Tamrookum Creek rises in the west of the locality and meanders to the east of the locality where it exits to Innisplain and becomes a tributary of the

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 ...

. The

Mount Lindesay Highway Mount Lindesay Highway is an Australian national highway located in Queensland. The highway runs southwest from Brisbane, where it leaves Ipswich Road in the suburb of Moorooka (as Beaudesert Road to the Logan Motorway), to the Queensland &nd ...

forms part of the eastern boundary of the locality, entering from the east (Innisplain) and exiting to the south-east (

Rathdowney Rathdowney or Rathdowny () is a small town in southwest County Laois, Ireland. It lies some 32 km southwest of Portlaoise in the Irish Midlands, at the point where the R433 regional road from Abbeyleix to Templemore is crossed by the R ...

). Tamrookum Creek Road provides the only east-west access through the locality and loosely parallels the creek. The land use in the lower elevations in the centre and east of the locality is grazing on native vegetation, while the land in the more mountainous western part of the locality is mostly undeveloped.

History

The name ''Tamrookum'' is thought to be a corruption of the Aboriginal words (

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, Yugumbir dialect) ''dhan/buragun'' meaning ''place of

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s''. Timber was an important early industry in the area. There was a sawmill at Tamrookum Creek from 1941 to 1949. This sawmill no longer exists.

Demographics

In the , Tamrookum Creek had a population of 32 people. In the , Tamrookum Creek had a population of 35 people.

Education

There are no schools in Tamrookum Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Rathdowney State School in neighbouring

to the south-east, Tamrookum State School in neighbouring

Tamrookum Tamrookum is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Tamrookum had a population of 94 people. Geography The Mount Lindesay Highway traverses Tamrookum from north (Laravale ...

to the north-east, and Maroon State School in

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to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are

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 ...

in Beaudesert to the north-east and Boonah State High School in

Boonah Boonah is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Boonah had a population of 2,557 people. Geography The town is positioned near the Fassifern Valley, McPherson Range and Main Ra ...

to the north-west. There are also non-government schools in

Kooralbyn Kooralbyn is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kooralbyn had a population of 1,697 people. Geography Kooralbyn is approximately south-west of Beaudesert, itself some south of Brisbane in South East ...

to the north and in Beaudesert and Boonah.

References

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