Tandur, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 26°16′40″S 152°46′00″E / 26.2777°S 152.7666°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 21.3 km2 (8.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 188 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 8.83/km2 (22.86/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4570 | ||||||||||||
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Tandur is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Tandur had a population of 188 people.[1]
The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south (Traveston) and exits to the north-west (Woondum). The locality was historically served by the now-abandoned:[3]
- Meadvale railway station (26°16′41″S 152°44′57″E / 26.2780°S 152.7491°E)[4]
- Tandur railway station (26°17′05″S 152°45′23″E / 26.2847°S 152.7563°E)[5]
History
Tandur Provisional School opened on 29 September 1924.[6][7] On 1 May 1929, it became Tandur State School.[8][9] It closed on 16 July 1967.[10] It was on the western side of the Tandur Traveston Road (26°17′11″S 152°45′27″E / 26.28630°S 152.75752°E).[11][12]
In 1996, the North Coast railway line was realigned to be shorter with fewer tight curves and to improve flood mitigation. This removed the Meadvale and Tandur railway stations from the line.[13][14]
