Taranganba
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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Taranganba
| state = qld
| image = Taranganba3.jpg
| caption = Roundabout at the entrance to Taranganba
| coordinates = {{coord|-23.1497|150.7522|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Taranganba (town centre)}}
| pop = 2275
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4703
| area = 2.1
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
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| lga = Shire of Livingstone
| region = Central Queensland
| stategov = Keppel
| fedgov = Capricornia
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| near-n = Yeppoon
| near-ne = Cooee Bay
| near-e = Cooee Bay
| near-se = Lammermoor
| near-s = Taroomball
| near-sw = Taroomball
| near-w = Taroomball
| near-nw = Yeppoon
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Taranganba is a town and locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|41951|Taranganba|population centre in Livingstone Shire|access-date=7 March 2022}}{{cite QPN|48889|Taranganba|locality in Livingstone Shire|access-date=7 March 2022}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Taranganba had a population of 2,275 people.
Geography
File:CedarPark1.jpgTaranganba is set back from Keppel Bay on a low broad hill that overlooks Cooee Bay and Yeppoon. It is centrally located on the Capricorn Coast, {{convert|3|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Yeppoon, and {{convert|16|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Emu Park.
Taranganba is often regarded as a suburb of the town of Yeppoon. Like its neighbouring suburb Cooee Bay, Taranganba is separated from Yeppoon by Ross Creek.
The Scenic Highway (State Route 4) runs along the eastern boundary.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=6 August 2022}}
Taranganba is largely residential with most homes being built since the 1970s. Cedar Park at Taranganba is the central shopping district for the area, and travelling from Yeppoon, it is the last significant shopping precinct until Emu Park.{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Taranganba+QLD+4703/@-23.149075,150.7368966,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6bc2e623221d0051:0x500eef17f210de0!8m2!3d-23.147778!4d150.755278 |title=Taranganba, Queensland |access-date=20 August 2021}}
History
Taranganba State School opened on 1 February 1993.{{Citation |author1=Queensland Family History Society |title=Queensland schools past and present |publication-date=2010 |edition=Version 1.01 |publisher=Queensland Family History Society |isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}{{Cite QldSchool|accessdate=18 April 2019}}
Prior to the 2008 local government amalgamations, the Capricorn Coast was within the Shire of Livingstone. From 2008 to 2013, it was part of Rockhampton Region. The Shire of Livingstone was re-established in the 2014 local government de-amalgamations.{{Cite web |title=About Livingstone Shire |url=https://www.livingstone.qld.gov.au/livingstone-shire/livingstone-shire-1 |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=Livingstone Shire Council |language=en |archive-date=6 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806015245/https://www.livingstone.qld.gov.au/livingstone-shire/livingstone-shire-1 |url-status=live }}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2006}}, the locality of Taranganba had a population of 1,882 people.{{Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC37609|name=Taranganba (Livingstone Shire) (State Suburb)|accessdate=4 February 2012|quick=on|map=yes}}
In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, the locality of Taranganba had a population of 2,430 people.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31584|name=Taranganba (SSC)|accessdate=30 May 2017|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Taranganba had a population of 2,276 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32775|name=Taranganba (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Taranganba had a population of 2,275 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32748|name=Taranganba (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
File:Taranganba State School, 2013.jpg
Taranganba State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Taranganba Road ({{coord|-23.1546|150.7542|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Taranganba State School}}).{{cite web |date=9 July 2018 |title=State and non-state school details |url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |archive-date=21 November 2018 |access-date=21 November 2018 |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{Cite web |date=2020-11-29 |title=Taranganba State School |url=https://taranganbass.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=Taranganba State School |language=en}} In 2015, the school had an enrolment of 670 students.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Taranganba State School Annual Report |url=https://taranganbass.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/School%20Annual%20Report%202015.pdf |access-date=30 January 2017 |website=Education Queensland |publisher= |archive-date=2 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202060808/https://taranganbass.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/School%20Annual%20Report%202015.pdf |url-status=live }} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 694 students with 47 teachers (41 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff (22 full-time equivalent).{{cite web |title=ACARA School Profile 2018 |url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |access-date=28 January 2020 |publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority |archive-date=27 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |url-status=live }} It includes a special education program.
There are no secondary schools in Taranganba. The nearest government secondary school is Yeppoon State High School in neighbouring Yeppoon to the north.
Community
Taranganba is a steadily growing community. Several major land developments in Tarranganba and the neighbouring localities of Lammermoor and Taroomball are filling quickly with demand from the mining boom.{{Cite web|url=https://pressreader.com/article/283360472946023|title=Tarangaba|last=|first=|date=24 August 2018|website=Morning Bulletin, Press Reader|access-date=26 January 2020}}
Many residents of Taranganba work in Rockhampton and live on the coast.
References
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