Toobanna is a rural town and

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Toobanna had a population of 276 people.

Geography

The town is roughly in the centre of the locality. The eastern boundary of the locality is Trebonne Creek, which then flows through the locality, just to the south of the town, and then forms the north-western boundary, ultimately being a tributary of the

Herbert River The Herbert River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia. The southernmost of Queensland's wet tropics river systems, it was named in 1864 by George Elphinstone Dalrymple explorer, after Robert Herbert, Robert George Wyndham Herbert, th ...

which flows into the

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. The southern boundary is Cattle Creek, which ultimately flows into the Coral Sea. The locality is generally flat and low-lying ( above sea level). It is freehold land which is used for farming with

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 ...

being a major crop. The

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and the North Coast railway line traverse the locality from south to north, passing just near the town, the railway being immediately parallel and east of the highway. The town is served by the Toobanna railway station as well as private sugarcane tramways.

History

The town takes its name from its railway station, which was named by the

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on 19 April 1916. The name ''Toobanna'' is said to be an Aboriginal word, meaning plenty of big rushes (reeds) near the water. Toobanna State School opened on 16 August 1922.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Toobanna had a population of 278 people. In the , the locality of Toobanna had a population of 276 people.

Education

Toobanna State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 49049 Bruce Highway (). In 2016, the school had enrolment of 21 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 6 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Toobanna. The nearest government secondary school is Ingham State High School in Ingham to the north. There are also non-government schools in Ingham.

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