42-562: Download coordinates as: Tannum Sands is a coastal town and locality in the Gladstone Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the locality of Tannum Sands had a population of 5,227 people. The locality is bounded to north-east by the Coral Sea , to the north-west and west by the Boyne River , and to the south-west by Station Creek. The town of Tannum Sands is located in
84-490: A public primary school , a public high school , and a Catholic primary school . They draw students from both the local areas but also from the wider region including from Miriam Vale , Benaraby , and Calliope . Tannum Sands State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Waratah Crescent ( 23°57′03″S 151°21′53″E / 23.9509°S 151.3648°E / -23.9509; 151.3648 ( Tannum Sands State School ) ). In 2017,
126-604: A "very substantial financial settlement" with the Commonwealth as compensation for the failure of the 2016 online Census. The census forms were able to be submitted online until 23 September. Once collection was complete, the ABS issued an announcement which confirmed that in spite of the initial online problems, there was a preliminary response rate of more than 96%. This consisted of 4.9 million (over 58%) online submissions and 3.5 million paper forms. The preliminary response rate
168-670: A diplomatic passport are excluded, as per the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations . Those on vessels between Australian ports, or planes between Australian airports are included. All private dwellings are counted. Caravans in caravan parks and manufactured homes in manufactured home estates are counted if they are occupied. Non-private dwellings are included if they are occupied. This includes hotels, hospitals and prisons. Non occupied residences of owners, managers or caretakers are included and unoccupied, self contained residences in retirement villages are included. The 2016 census had
210-627: A growing number of horse riders racing along the beach. Boyne Island and Tannum Sands are also home to the Boyne Tannum Hookup, Australia's largest family fishing event held on the King's Birthday long weekend. The event is held at Bray Park. This event is very popular with more than 3,000 entrants. The Coconet Classic is an annual kiteboaring event. It was formerly the National Kiteboarding Titles, but became an open event held during
252-439: A paper census had to order such forms via an automated hotline. Letters were sent to each dwelling with unique code numbers that people would need to either login to the census website, or order a paper form if they preferred. By census night, many households had still not received such a letter. Contrary to previous years where censuses were both delivered and retrieved from households by dedicated census employees, in 2016 most of
294-686: A population of 1,796 in 2011 (Norfolk Island Government Census). Of these 46.8% were male and 53.2% were female. The enumeration of Norfolk Island was an area of special attention for the ABS. Of all residents over two-thirds (66.7% or 15,614,835) were born in Australia. Over a quarter of the population (26.3% or 6,163,667 persons) said they were born overseas, plus 1.6 million did not state any response. The proportion of overseas-born people from Asia has increased from 33% in 2011 to 40%, while Europe has declined from 40% in 2011 to 34% in 2016. However, England (907,572 or 3.9% of Australia's population) remains
336-710: A process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
378-537: A response rate of 95.1% and a net undercount of 1.0%, with 63% of people completing the Census online. In the period leading up to census date the Australian Government decided that the retention period for names and addresses would be increased to up to four years, from 18 months in the 2006 and 2011 censuses, leading to concerns about privacy and data security. As such, some Australian Senate crossbenchers (from
420-502: A third data release was from 17 October 2017. For the first time, the ABS significantly favoured internet submission of census forms over the traditional paper forms, claiming it expected more than 65% of Australians would complete the census online. Reflecting this new preference, the tagline of the ad campaign for the census was the rhyming slogan "Get online on August 9". Across many regions, paper forms were no longer delivered by default to homes, and households that wished to complete
462-477: Is a major residential area for the nearby Boyne Island Aluminium Smelter and Gladstone -based industries. The area south of the Boyne River was originally known as Redcliff (being the colour of the stoney cliffs) and then renamed Wild Cattle Creek (being the name of the creek that flows through the area) and had been a popular fishing and picnic location for the people of Boyne Island , but remained unsettled due to its inaccessibility. Closer settlement began in
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#1732876010547504-483: Is separated from the mainland east coast by a narrow channel known as Wild Cattle Creek. The island's east coast facing the Coral Sea is a long sandy strip called Wild Cattle Beach ( 23°58′12″S 151°24′33″E / 23.97000°S 151.40917°E / -23.97000; 151.40917 ( Wild Cattle Beach ) ). Most of the island is within the Wild Cattle Island National Park with
546-579: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. 2016 Australian census The 2016 Australian census was the 17th national population census held in Australia . The census was officially conducted with effect on Tuesday, 9 August 2016. The total population of
588-681: Is the Tannum Sands Tennis Association and the Tannum Sands Squash Centre. The latter also provides rock climbing and a gymnasium. The local rugby league team are the Tannum Sands Seagulls, who compete in the Gladstone District Rugby League competition. Kiteboarding is a rapidly growing sport in the region, with Tannum Sands becoming a nationally renowned location. Tannum Sands also has
630-400: Is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to
672-800: Is within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton . Tannum Sands has a beach patrolled by surf lifesavers. There are two boat ramps in the locality, both managed by the Gladstone Regional Council : Boyne-Tannum has teams competing in soccer , rugby league , Australian rules football , cricket , touch football , netball , tennis , surf lifesaving , swimming , and hockey . The area has two sporting grounds: BITS (Boyne Island Tannum Sands) club for cricket, football, golf , soccer, and lawn bowls , and Dennis Park for touch football, netball, and rugby league. Within Tannum Sands itself
714-569: The Australian Antarctic Territory . Visitors to Australia are included, regardless of how long they are staying for, however those who have been in the country less than a year answer fewer questions on the census. People who enter Australia but do not go through migration formalities are excluded. This includes those on ships in Australian waters that remain on the ship at port. Foreign diplomats and their families or those who travel on
756-458: The Commonwealth of Australia was counted as 23,401,892 – an increase of 8.8 per cent or 1,894,175 people over the 2011 census . Norfolk Island joined the census for the first time in 2016, adding 1,748 to the population. The ABS annual report revealed that $ 24 million in additional expenses accrued due to the outage on the census website. Results from the 2016 census were available to
798-595: The Easter long weekend . Tannum Sands is well known as a fishing venue with access to the Great Barrier Reef , the Boyne River and Lake Awoonga . Saltwater crocodiles have been sighted on Wild Cattle Island and in Wild Cattle Creek. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality
840-567: The Greens , Nick Xenophon Team and Jacqui Lambie Network ) said they would not complete those specific sections of the census, despite the fines associated with incorrect completion of the census. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics the first release of census data became available to the public on the ABS website on 11 April 2017, two months earlier than for any previous census. The second release of data occurred on 27 June 2017 and
882-513: The 2016 Census data can be used with confidence. The Census form had 51 questions relating to the characteristics of individuals, plus an extra nine questions relating to households. Of the sixty questions, the following two questions were optional: The population counts for Australian states and territories were that New South Wales remains the most populous state, with 7,480,228 people counted, ahead of Victoria (5,926,624) and Queensland (4,703,193). Australian Capital Territory (ACT) experienced
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#1732876010547924-808: The American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been
966-756: The QCWA Hall at 1 Steele Street. Tannum Sands Uniting Church is at 12 Silverton Drive ( 23°58′22″S 151°21′58″E / 23.972787°S 151.366°E / -23.972787; 151.366 ( Tannum Sands Uniting Church ) ). It is within the Presbytery of Central Queensland and the Synod of Queensland . St Peter Chanel Catholic Church is in Francis Way ( 23°56′36″S 151°21′40″E / 23.943318°S 151.361°E / -23.943318; 151.361 ( St Peter Chanel Catholic Church ) ). It
1008-454: The closure. The census website was restored at 2:30 pm on 11 August. On the same day Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull stated his unhappiness over the event, which had "been a failure of the ABS", with his expectation that "heads will roll" once a review was complete. Leader of the opposition Bill Shorten said that the 2016 census had been the "worst-run ... in the history of Australia". The ABS blamed service provider IBM for
1050-462: The external territories of Christmas Island , Cocos (Keeling) Islands , and Norfolk Island . It does not include the other external territories of Australia. People who leave Australia but do not go through migration formalities are included, counted as part of an "Off-Shore Statistical Areas Level 1" in Tasmania. This includes those on oil and gas rigs near Australia and those at the Australian bases of
1092-478: The failure in the online census, saying that IBM had advised on the preparedness and resilience to DDoS attacks and had not offered any further protections that could be employed. On 31 August, Parliament initiated an inquiry into the 2016 census. It released its findings on 24 November and found that no individual party was responsible but it was shared between the government, IBM, and the sub-contractors. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed that IBM made
1134-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
1176-454: The five years to 2016, according to census data. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said 116,000 people were homeless on census night in 2016, representing 50 homeless people per 10,000. The majority of homeless people in Australia were male. In addition, Indigenous Australians and recent migrants were over-represented among the homeless. The 2016 census was the first to offer an option other than "male" or "female", however, this option
1218-571: The largest population growth of any state or territory over the past five years, with an increase of 11.2% while Tasmania had the smallest growth at 3.0% since the last census in 2011. Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night. The inclusion of Norfolk Island in Other Territories was new for 2016, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. In the 2016 Census, there were 1,748 people, compared with
1260-585: The late 1930s when 12 beach front lots were auctioned. The town received its original name Tannum when a group of children returned from a Sunday School picnic to the beach quite sunburnt. The comment was made "we can really tan 'um over there." One of the people present worked for the Queensland Land Department thought it would be a good name for the area and registered the name. The Tannum Progress Association held sports days. Over 1000 people attended on New Year's Day in 1949. On 12 April 1951,
1302-627: The most common country of birth, followed by New Zealand (518,466 or 2.2%). It was question 12 on the 2016 Census Household Paper Form. Proportion of overseas-born population. The highest reported ancestries in Australia and for the external territory of Norfolk Island as a percentage of population. Results of the ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2016 are as follows. There were 649,171 Indigenous Australians , who made up 2.8% of Australia's population. The number of homeless people in Australia jumped by more than 14,000 – or 14 per cent – in
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1344-428: The northern part of the locality. Canoe Point is at the northern tip of the locality ( 23°56′15″S 151°21′58″E / 23.9375°S 151.3660°E / -23.9375; 151.3660 ( Canoe Point ) ). The locality includes Wild Cattle Island ( 23°59′03″S 151°24′43″E / 23.9842°S 151.4120°E / -23.9842; 151.4120 ( Wild Cattle Island ) ) which
1386-470: The paperwork relating to the census was delivered from and to the ABS by Australia Post . The 2016 census was met by a significant controversy, which meant that many Australians could not complete the census online on the designated census day. The ABS census website shut down at about 7:30 pm AEST on the night the census was to be completed. According to the ABS, throughout 9 August the census website received four denial-of-service attacks . At 7:30 pm, when
1428-587: The public on 11 April 2017, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics website, two months earlier than for any previous census. The second release of data occurred on 27 June 2017 and a third data release was from 17 October 2017. Australia's next census took place in 2021 . The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) states the aim of the 2016 Australian census is "to count every person who spent Census night, 9 August 2016, in Australia." The census covers every Australian state and mainland territory, as well as
1470-481: The school had an enrolment of 1,066 students with 86 teachers (82 full-time equivalent) and 44 non-teaching staff (31 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 986 students with 87 teachers (81 full-time equivalent) and 44 non-teaching staff (31 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. The Tannum Sands branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at
1512-573: The school had an enrolment of 231 students with 21 teachers (17 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 205 students with 21 teachers (16 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent). Tannum Sands State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 65 Coronation Drive ( 23°57′35″S 151°21′51″E / 23.9596°S 151.3643°E / -23.9596; 151.3643 ( Tannum Sands State High School ) ). In 2017,
1554-617: The school had an enrolment of 736 students with 49 teachers (45 full-time equivalent) and 27 non-teaching staff (18 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 693 students with 52 teachers (46 full-time equivalent) and 35 non-teaching staff (23 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. St Francis Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Francis Way ( 23°56′35″S 151°21′39″E / 23.9431°S 151.3609°E / -23.9431; 151.3609 ( St Francis Catholic Primary School ) ). In 2017,
1596-450: The site was being heavily used, a software failure meant that the ABS was unable to keep blocking the denial-of-service attacks, leading to the failure of a router. As a result, the ABS decided to close down the system as a precaution. The 15th Chief Statistician , David Kalisch stated that no census data were compromised. The Australian Signals Directorate assisted the ABS to bring the infrastructure back online more than 24 hours after
1638-411: The small town of Bangalee at its southern tip ( 24°00′19″S 151°25′55″E / 24.0052°S 151.4319°E / -24.0052; 151.4319 ( Bangalee (town) ) ). Tannum Sands has a neighbouring twin town called Boyne Island . The two localities are separated only by the Boyne River and joined by a bridge. Tannum Sands is primarily a tourist and residential town. It
1680-648: The town was renamed Tannum Sands . A bridge connecting Tannum Sands to Boyne Island was constructed as a result of the construction of the Boyne Island Aluminium Smelter . It was opened on 11 October 1980 by E.A.D. Cameron, Chairman of the Calliope Shire Council . Tannum Sands Uniting Church was built in 1980. Tannum Sands State School was opened on 24 January 1983. The Boyne Tannum Hookup fishing competition began on 7 June 1996 and has run annually ever since. Tannum Sands State High School
1722-506: Was opened on 22 January 1998 with 287 students in Years 7 and 8. St Peter Chanel Catholic Church was built in 2006. St Francis Catholic Primary School was opened in January 2005. In the 2016 census , the locality of Tannum Sands had a population of 5,145 people. In the 2021 census , the locality of Tannum Sands had a population of 5,227 people. Tannum Sands hosts a number of schools including
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1764-526: Was similar to the previous two census response rates of 95.8% in 2006 and 96.5% in 2011. An independent panel established by the Australian Statistician to quality assure the data from the 2016 census found it was fit for purpose, comparable to previous Australian and international censuses and can be used with confidence. The Independent Assurance Panel I established to provide extra assurance and transparency of Census data quality concluded that
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