Tarampa Explained

Type:suburb
Tarampa
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.4977°N 152.553°W
Pop:287
Established:1847
Postcode:4311
Area:12.2
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Somerset Region
Stategov:Lockyer
Fedgov:Blair
Near-N:Lowood
Near-Ne:Lowood
Near-E:Glamorgan Vale
Near-Se:Coolana
Near-S:Coolana
Near-Sw:Brightview
Near-W:Brightview
Near-Nw:Brightview

Tarampa is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Tarampa had a population of 287 people.

History

The locality presumably takes its name from its parish, which in turn was named after the Tarampa pastoral run named in 1847 by pastoralist Charles Cameron. The name is from the Yuggera language, meaning wild lime tree.[2]

In 1877, 2240acres were resumed from the Tarampa pastoral run and offered for selection on 19 April 1877.[3]

Tarampa Provisional School opened on 1 April 1880. On 1 July 1886 it became Tarampa State School.

During World War II, a military airfield was located at nearby Mount Tarampa called Lowood. The United States Army Air Forces based its 80th Fighter Squadron (8th Fighter Group) between 28 March and 10 May 1942, flying P-39 Airacobras. The airfield no longer exists but a small memorial marks its previous location.[4] [5]

The Lowood circuit built at the former airfield site was the venue for the 1960 Australian Grand Prix.[6] The facility has since been closed and the land redeveloped. The end of the 35 runway and taxiway can still be seen in aerial imagery .

Demographics

At the, Tarampa recorded a population of 325 people.

In the, Tarampa had a population of 289 people.

In the, Tarampa had a population of 287 people.

Heritage listings

Tarampa has heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

Tarampa State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 18 Manthey Road (-27.4871°N 152.5461°W).[7] [8] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 87 students with 7 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[9]

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Notes and References

  1. 17 November 2019.
  2. 19 February 2020.
  3. News: Proclamations under the New Land Acts.. 2 March 1877. The Brisbane Courier. 19 February 2020. Queensland, Australia. 3. Trove.
  4. http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/ozatwar/lowood.htm Oz at war
  5. http://airforcehistoryindex.org/data/000/057/414.xml United States Air Force Historical Research Agency document 00057414
  6. Australian Grand Prix – The 50-race history, 1986, pages 256 to 266
  7. Web site: State and non-state school details. 9 July 2018. Queensland Government. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018. 21 November 2018.
  8. Web site: Tarampa State School. 21 November 2018.
  9. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0. 22 November 2018. 22 November 2018.