Tumoulin is a rural town and

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Tumoulin had a population of 135 people.

Geography

From south to north Tumoulin is a flat valley with Diddleluma Creek flowing through it, elevation approx above sea level. However, it is more mountainous in both the east and west, rising to approx . The town lies slightly to the east of centre of the locality. The eastern part of the locality is mostly protected areas including Tumoulin Forest Reserve and Tumoulin State Forest. There is also an area in the south of the locality within the Ravenshoe State Forest No 3 which extends into

Ravenshoe Ravenshoe ( ) is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Ravenshoe had a population of 1,332 people. Geography Ravenshoe is on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland. It is ...

. The land use is cropping on the valley floor, grazing on the lower slopes, and forestry in the more mountainous areas.

History

The Tablelands railway line from Herberton to Tumoulin opened on 31 July 1911 with Tumoulin railway station () being Queensland’s highest railway station at above sea level. The name ''Tumoulin'' is thought to be an Aboriginal word meaning ''waterfall''. The railway line from Atherton to Ravenshoe was closed in 1988 due to the World Heritage Listing of Queensland's Wet Tropics. However, the section between Herberton and Tumoulin can still be used and the Ravenshoe Steam Railway operate heritage steam train tours along the route. On 3 August 1911 the

Queensland Government The Queensland Government is the state government of Queensland, Australia, a Parliament, parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Government is formed by the party or coalition that has gained a majority in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, ...

auctioned 59 town allotments in the new town of Tumoulin. The township of Tumoulin appears on a 1916 survey plan. Tumoulin Provisional School opened on 4 May 1912. In 1914 there were plans to build a new school building. On 1 April 1915 it became Tumoulin State School. It closed on 11 September 1960. It was located at approx .

Demographics

In the , the locality of Tumoulin had a population of 109 people. In the , the locality of Tumoulin had a population of 135 people.

Education

There are no schools in Tumoulin. The nearest primary and secondary school is Ravenshoe State School (Prep-12) in neighbouring

to the south-east.

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