Taranganba is a town and

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in the

Livingstone Shire The Shire of Livingstone is a local government area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, to the immediate north and east of the regional city of Rockhampton. The shire, administered from the coastal to ...

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Taranganba had a population of 2,275 people.

Geography

Taranganba is set back from ''

Keppel Bay Keppel Bay is a bay in Central Queensland, Australia, at the mouth of the Fitzroy River on the coast of the Coral Sea. Extent Keppel Bay extends from Station Point on Curtis Island () in the Gladstone Region to Zilzie Point at Zilzie () ...

'' on a low broad hill that overlooks Cooee Bay and

Yeppoon Yeppoon () is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. Yeppoon is renowned for its beaches, tropical climate, and the islands out on the bay. Located from the city of Rockhampton, Yeppoon is the seat of ...

. It is centrally located on the

Capricorn Coast The Capricorn Coast is a stretch of coastline in Central Queensland, Australia and is part of the Shire of Livingstone (formerly part of Rockhampton Region). Geography The Capricorn Coasts takes its name from Cape Capricorn () on Curtis Island ...

, south of

, and north of

Emu Park Emu Park is a coastal town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality on the Capricorn Coast located south of Yeppoon, Queensland, Yeppoon in Queensland, Australia. It is within the local government in Australia, local government area of ...

. Taranganba is often regarded as a suburb of the town of Yeppoon. Like its neighbouring suburb Cooee Bay, Taranganba is separated from Yeppoon by '' Ross Creek''. The

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(State Route 4) runs along the eastern boundary. Taranganba is largely residential with most homes being built since the 1970s. Cedar Park at Taranganba is the central shopping district for the area, and travelling from Yeppoon, it is the last significant shopping precinct until Emu Park.

History

Taranganba State School opened on 1 February 1993. Prior to the 2008 local government amalgamations, the Capricorn Coast was within the Shire of Livingstone. From 2008 to 2013, it was part of

Rockhampton Region The Rockhampton Region is a local government area (LGA) in Central Queensland, Australia, located on the Tropic of Capricorn about north of Brisbane. Rockhampton is the region's major city; the region also includes the Fitzroy River, Mount ...

. The Shire of Livingstone was re-established in the 2014 local government de-amalgamations.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Taranganba had a population of 1,882 people. In the , the locality of Taranganba had a population of 2,430 people. In the , the locality of Taranganba had a population of 2,276 people. In the , the locality of Taranganba had a population of 2,275 people.

Education

Taranganba State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Taranganba Road (). In 2015, the school had an enrolment of 670 students. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 694 students with 47 teachers (41 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff (22 full-time equivalent). It includes a

special education Special education (also known as special-needs education, aided education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, and SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual di ...

program. There are no secondary schools in Taranganba. The nearest government secondary school is Yeppoon State High School in neighbouring Yeppoon to the north.

Community

Taranganba is a steadily growing community. Several major land developments in Tarranganba and the neighbouring localities of Lammermoor and

Taroomball Taroomball is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the , Taroomball had a population of 1,136 people. Geography '' Ross Creek'' rises in the south of the locality and flows to the north before exiting. Demogra ...

are filling quickly with demand from the mining boom. Many residents of Taranganba work in

Rockhampton Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. In the , the population of Rockhampton was 79,293. A common nickname for Rockhampton is "Rocky", and the demonym of Rockhampton is Rockhamptonite. The Scottish- ...

and live on the coast.

References

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