Tanbar, Queensland
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{GeoGroup}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Tanbar
| city =
| state = qld
| image = Turn-off to Haddon Corner, 2019.jpg
| caption = Turn-off from Arrabury Road to Haddon Corner, 2019
| coordinates = {{coord|-26.1708|141.5338|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Tanbar (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 0
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4481
| area = 11465.6
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 120
| dir1 = SW
| location1 = Windorah
| dist2 = 204
| dir2 = SW
| location2 = Jundah
| dist3 = 578
| dir3 = W
| location3 = Charleville
| dist4 = 844
| dir4 = W
| location4 = Roma
| dist5 = 1323
| dir5 = W
| location5 = Brisbane
| lga = Shire of Barcoo
| stategov = Gregory
| fedgov = Maranoa
| near-n = Farrars Creek
| near-ne = Windorah
| near-e = Eromanga
| near-se = Durham
| near-s = Durham
| near-sw = South Australia
| near-w = South Australia
| near-nw = Birdsville
}}
Tanbar is an outback locality in the Shire of Barcoo, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|50026|Tanbar|locality in Shire of Barcoo|accessdate=26 December 2020}} It is on the corner of Queensland's southern and western border with South Australia. In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Tanbar had "no people or a very low population".
Geography
Haddon Corner is the point of Queensland's southern and western border with South Australia ({{coord|-26.0000|141.0000|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Haddon Corner}}).{{cite QPN|15173|Haddon Corner|corner in Shire of Barcoo|accessdate=26 December 2020}} It is in the south-west of the locality.
Lake Yamma Yamma (also known as Lake Mackillop) is in the centre of the locality ({{coord|-26.3333|141.4166|type:waterbody_region:AU-QLD|name=Lake Yamma Yamma}}).{{cite QPN|38402|Lake Yamma Yamma|lake in Shire of Barcoo|accessdate=26 December 2020}} It is {{Convert|736|km2}} and is ephemeral, holding water only when Cooper Creek floods. It rarely fills (about every 25 to 30 years). It is Queensland's largest ephemeral lake.{{Cite web|title=BirdLife Data Zone|url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-yamma-yamma-iba-australia|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-16|website=BirdLife International|archive-date=25 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825060411/http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-yamma-yamma-iba-australia}}
The Birdsville Developmental Road enters the locality from the north (Farrars Creek), passes through the north of the locality, and exits to the north-west (Birdsville). Arrabury Road branches off from the Birdsville Developmental Road shortly after it enters the locality and then proceeds south-west and then south into Durham (remaining west of Lake Yamma Yamma).{{Queensland Globe|access-date=15 March 2021}}
The land use is grazing on native vegetation.
History
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Tanbar had a population of 3 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32763|name=Tanbar (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Tanbar had "no people or a very low population".{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32737|name=Tanbar (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Heritage listings
File:Survey marker on post, Haddon Corner, 2019.jpg
Heritage-listed sites in Tanbar include:
- Haddon Corner, where a survey marker indicates the corner {{cite QHR|33359|Haddon Corner|602807|accessdate=1 August 2014}}
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Economy
There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including:{{Cite web|date=18 November 2020|title=Homesteads - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124212526/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79|archive-date=24 November 2020|access-date=24 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}
- Arrabury ({{coord|-26.7609|141.0278|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Arrabury (homestead)}})
- Curalle Tin Shed ({{coord|-26.0404|141.3293|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Curalle Tin Shed (homestead)}})
- Gilpeppee Outstation ({{coord|-26.1553|141.6340|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Gilpeppee Outstation (homestead)}})
- Nulla Outstation ({{coord|-26.3204|141.1777|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Nulla Outstation (homestead)}})
- Planet Downs Outstation, outstation of Arrabury ({{coord|-25.8719|141.1135|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Planet Downs Outstation (homestead)}})
- Tanbar Station ({{coord|-25.8419|141.9182|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Tanbar (homestead)}})
Education
There are no schools in Tanbar and none nearby. Distance education and boarding schools are the options.
Transport
There are a number of airstrips in the locality, including:
- Arrabury airstrip, serving the homestead ({{coord|-26.7589|141.0272|type:airport_region:AU-QLD|name=Arrabury homestead airstrip}}){{Cite web|date=22 October 2020|title=Heliports and landing grounds - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/1646c12e-0c31-42d3-a156-9891b01e938a|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116140611/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/1646c12e-0c31-42d3-a156-9891b01e938a|archive-date=16 November 2020|access-date=3 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}
- Arrabury airstrip ({{coord|-26.6962|141.0469|type:airport_region:AU-QLD|name=Arrabury airstrip}})
- Planet Downs Outstation airstrip, serving the outstation ({{coord|-25.8748|141.1155|type:airport_region:AU-QLD|name=Planet Downs Outstation airstrip}})
- Tanbar airstrip, serving the homestead ({{coord|-25.8515|141.9298|type:airport_region:AU-QLD|name=Tanbar airstrip}})
References
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External links
{{Commons category-inline|Tanbar, Queensland}}
{{Shire of Barcoo}}