Tinnanbar is a coastal town and a

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Tinnanbar had a population of 64 people.

Geography

Tinnanbar is bounded by the

Great Sandy Strait The Great Sandy Strait is a strait in the Australian state of Queensland of length which separates mainland Queensland from K'gari. It is also a locality in the Fraser Coast Region local government area. To the north of the strait is Hervey Bay ...

on the north and east and by Kauri Creek to the south. The town is located on the north coast, while the east coastal strip is protected as the Great Sandy Conservation Park. The marine areas and tidal flats of the conservation park has populations of

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turtle Turtles are reptiles of the order (biology), order Testudines, characterized by a special turtle shell, shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Crypt ...

s and

dugong The dugong (; ''Dugong dugon'') is a marine mammal. It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia, which also includes three species of manatees. It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest ...

s. It is an important roosting area for migratory wading birds and a nesting area for the

false water rat ''Xeromys myoides'', also known as the water mouse, marine mouse, mangrove mouse, false water rat, manngay and yirrkoo, is a species of rodent native to waterways of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Taxonomy A description of the species was pu ...

. The Great Sandy Marine Park is off-shore along much of the coastline at Tinnanbar. The only access road to the town is Tinninbar Road, which connects to the Maryborough-Cooloola Road.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Tinnanbar had a population of 123 people. In the , the locality of Tinnanbar had a population of 64 people.

Education

There are no schools in Tinnanbar. The nearest government primary school is Tin Can Bay State School in

Tin Can Bay Tin Can Bay is a coastal town and locality in the Wide Bay–Burnett region in Queensland, Australia. The locality is split between the Fraser Coast Region (the northern part of the locality) and the Gympie Region (southern part of the locality ...

to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Tin Can Bay State School (to Year 10) and

Maryborough State High School Maryborough State High School (commonly abbreviated as 'MSHS') is a public high school located in Maryborough, Queensland, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. The school is run by the Queensland State Government, and is split on either side of Ke ...

(to Year 12) in Maryborough to the north-west.

Amenities

The town has a white sandy beach at both high and low tide. Fishing and sailing are popular activities. There is a 2-lane boat ramp at the end of Boat Ramp Drive. The Great Sandy Marine Park along the Tinnanbar coast is a "go-slow" area for boats to avoid injury to turtles and dugongs and protect the natural environment. In a "no-slow" area speeds may not exceed and motorised sports activities are prohibited. However, there is a transit channel from the Tinnanbar boat ramp to beyond the marine park where the go-slow rules do not apply.

References

External links

Town map of Tinnanbar, 1977
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