Tummaville Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27°55′00″S 151°30′00″E / 27.9166°S 151.5°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 55 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.1966/km2 (0.509/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4352 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 279.7 km2 (108.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Tummaville is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Tummaville had a population of 55 people. [1]
The locality's name is derived from the parish name, allegedly an Aboriginal corruption of the name Domville referring to pastoralist Domville Taylor who was in the area in the 1840s. [2]
Tummaville State School opened on 19 January 1880. It closed in 1962. [3]
St Paul's Anglican Church is on the corner of Church Road and Grasstree Road ( 27°52′24″S 151°25′40″E / 27.8732°S 151.4278°E). It was dedicated on 25 February 1891 by Bishop William Thomas Thornhill Webber and was closed circa 1985. [4] The cemetery to the side of the church is now operated by the Toowoomba Regional Council. [5]
In the 2016 census, Tummaville had a population of 63 people. [6]
In the 2021 census, Tummaville had a population of 55 people. [1]