In the
2016 census, Tubbul and surrounds had a population of 79,[3] but had dropped to 63 at the
2021 census.[4]
Charles Fagan was appointed teacher at the Tubbul Public School in 1895.[5] The school closed before 1971 when the site was sold at auction.[6]
As of 2013 there was not much remaining of the township – the school and teacher's cottage had been pulled down. The church was demolished in 1972. Built of
pisé it was jointly owned by the Church of England and Presbyterian churches.[7]
According to C. A. Irish, the name "Tubbul" is an Aboriginal word for "a bone".[8]
^Irish, C. A. (1 April 1927), "Names of Railway Stations in New South Wales. With their Meaning and Origin. (1 April 1927)", Journal and Proceedings, 13 (2), Royal Australian Historical Society: 137,
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Further reading
Hanigan, Ruth (1991), Tubbul by those who remember: A brief history of Tubbul & district, R. Hanigan,
ISBN978-0-646-06116-0