11-457: Tinana South is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Tinana South had a population of 545 people. The Mary River forms the western boundary of the locality, while Tinana Creek forms the eastern boundary. The Bruce Highway passes through the locality from the south ( Glenorchy ) to the north ( Tinana ). The principal land use
22-574: A population of 505 people. In the 2021 census , Tinana South had a population of 545 people. Parke State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 400 Teddington Road ( 25°35′18″S 152°40′08″E / 25.5882°S 152.6689°E / -25.5882; 152.6689 ( Parke State School ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 58 students with 4 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Tinana South;
33-710: 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
44-512: Is irrigated crop growing, predominantly sugarcane . There is also grazing on native vegetation. In March 1913, local residents requested the Queensland Government provide a school for the local area, pointing out that children were having to walk three or four miles to the school in Tinana . Local sugarcane farmer John Parke donated 5 acres (2.0 ha) of his property "Spring Grove" for
55-586: 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. Gazetteer of Australia The Gazetteer of Australia is an index or dictionary of the location and spelling of geographical names across Australia . Geographic names include towns, suburbs and roads, plus geographical features such as hills, rivers, and lakes. The index
66-645: The Teddington State School (as it was originally proposed to be named). It was built as an open-air school (a less-enclosed building). The school was officially opened as Parke State School on 24 October 1914 by John Douglas Story , the Under-Secretary for the Department of Education . Story praised the open-air design as being both healthier for the students and cheaper for the government, as small rural schools were not always permanent due to fluctuations in
77-456: 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 the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike
88-438: 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
99-455: The local population. The school admitted its first 21 students on 11 November 1914; the first teacher was Grace Smith. On 24 November 1914, it was officially confirmed that the school would be known Parke State School in honour of Parke who was killed in a farm accident in November 1913 (although this name was already in unofficial use at time of its opening). In the 2016 census , Tinana South had
110-507: The nearest government secondary school is Maryborough State High School in Maryborough to the north. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with
121-637: 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
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