Taragoola

Taragoola
Suburb
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Coordinates: 24°06′29″S 151°13′58″E / 24.1080°S 151.2327°E / -24.1080; 151.2327 (Taragoola (centre of locality))
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
LGA	Gladstone Region
Location	10.4 km (6.5 mi) SSE of Calliope 33.3 km (20.7 mi) S of Gladstone 123 km (76 mi) SE of Rockhampton 602 km (374 mi) NNW of Brisbane
Government
• State electorate	Callide
• Federal division	Flynn
Area
• Total	56.1 km2 (21.7 sq mi)
Population
• Total	0 (2021 census)
• Density	0.000/km2 (0.000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode	4680
Suburbs around Taragoola Calliope Benaraby Benaraby Calliope Taragoola Boynedale Wooderson Diglum Boynedale

Taragoola is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Taragoola had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

The Gladstone–Monto Road runs along the south-western boundary.

Part of Lake Awoonga (formed by the Awoonga Dam in neighbouring Benaraby) is in the west of the locality.

There is a major limestone quarry in the centre of the locality. Apart from the quarry, the land use is grazing on native vegetation.

History

Taragoola State School opened circa 1919 and closed circa 1934.

The Byellee to Monto railway line passed through the locality with two stations serving the locality:

• Taragoola railway station (24°06′02″S 151°13′10″E / 24.1006°S 151.2194°E / -24.1006; 151.2194 (Taragoola railway station))
• Barmundu railway station (24°08′06″S 151°11′55″E / 24.1350°S 151.1987°E / -24.1350; 151.1987 (Barmundu railway station))

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Taragoola had "no people or a very low population".

In the 2021 census, Taragoola had "no people or a very low population".

Education

There are no schools in Taragoola. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Calliope State School and Calliope State High School, both in neighbouring Calliope to the north-west.