Tanby is a rural

locality Locality may refer to: * Locality, a historical named location or place in Canada * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localitie ...

in the

Livingstone Shire The Shire of Livingstone is a local government area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, to the immediate north and east of the regional city of Rockhampton. The shire, administered from the coastal to ...

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

, Australia. In the , Tanby had a population of 577 people.

Geography

The Rockhampton–Emu Park Road enters from the south ( Coorooman) and exits to the south-east (

Emu Park Emu Park is a coastal town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality on the Capricorn Coast located south of Yeppoon, Queensland, Yeppoon in Queensland, Australia. It is within the local government in Australia, local government area of ...

Demographics

In the , Tanby had a population of 539 people. In the , Tanby had a population of 577 people.

Education

There are no schools in Tanby. The nearest government primary schools are: * Emu Park State School in neighbouring

to the south-east * Taranganba State School in

Taranganba Taranganba is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Taranganba had a population of 2,275 people. Geography Taranganba is set back from ''Keppel Bay'' ...

to the north *

Yeppoon State School Yeppoon State School is a heritage-listed state school and state school at 14–16 Tucker Street, Yeppoon, Queensland, Yeppoon, Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Department of Public Works (Queensland) and built f ...

Yeppoon Yeppoon () is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. Yeppoon is renowned for its beaches, tropical climate, and the islands out on the bay. Located from the city of Rockhampton, Yeppoon is the seat of ...

to the north * Cawarral State School in neighbouring

Cawarral Cawarral is a rural town and locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Cawarral had a population of 831 people. History Cawarral State School opened on 13 July 1874. Demographics In the , the localit ...

to the south-west The nearest government secondary school is Yeppoon State High School in Yeppoon. There are also non-government schools in Yeppoon and its suburbs.

Amenities

There is a

Benedictine monastery The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. Initiated in 529, they ...

for nuns at 40 Hannah Road (). It is home to the Sophia Library which can be visited and from which books can be borrowed.

References

{{Shire of Livingstone Shire of Livingstone Localities in Queensland