Thoopara is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Thoopara had a population of 52 people.

Geography

The Andromache River forms the southern boundary of Thoopara as it flows east to join the O'Connell River, which then forms the south-eastern boundary. The

Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Natio ...

crosses the O'Connell River at the Thoopara / Lethebrook /

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tripoint and runs north to form the eastern boundary. The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south (

Andromache In Greek mythology, Andromache (; , ) was the wife of Hector, daughter of Eetion, and sister to Podes. She was born and raised in the city of Cilician Thebe, over which her father ruled. The name means "man battler", "fighter of men" or "m ...

/ Bloomsbury) and exits to the north ( Goorganga Creek / Gunyarra). Thoopara railway station () serves the locatlity and is the location of a passing loop. The land use is predominantly

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

on native vegetation with some crop growing (mostly

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...

). There is a cane tramway network to transport the harvested

to the local sugar mill.

History

In 1923, a large steel-and-concrete railway bridge was erected over the Andromache River as part of the construction of the North Coast railway line. It is on the boundary of three adjacent localities (

, and Thoopara).

Demographics

In the , Thoopara had a population of 39 people. In the , Thoopara had a population of 52 people.

Education

There are no schools in Thoopara. The nearest government primary schools are Proserpine State School in Proserpine to the north and Bloomsbury State School in neighbouring

to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is

Proserpine State High School Proserpine State High School (established in 1963) is a public high school in the town of Proserpine in Queensland, Australia. History Campus The school was established in 1963. Since then, several buildings have been refurbished and a num ...

, also in Proserpine.

References

{{Whitsunday Region Whitsunday Region Localities in Queensland