Talgai | |||||||||||||
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 A pastoral scene on Talgai West, by Garnet Agnew, 1928 | |||||||||||||
  Talgai | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates:28°02′21″S151°52′55″E / 28.0391°S 151.8819°E /-28.0391; 151.8819 (Talgai (centre of locality)) | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 77.1 km2 (29.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 106 (2021 census)[3] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.375/km2 (3.561/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4362 | ||||||||||||
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Talgai is a rurallocality in theSouthern Downs Region,Queensland, Australia.[4] In the2021 census, Talgai had a population of 106 people.[3]
The locality ofEllinthorp is entirely contained within the boundaries of Talgai.[5] This is quite unusual in Queensland which does not normally permit such a containment, requiring all localities to have at least two neighbours.[6]
TheSouth Western railway line enters the locality from the north (Elphinstone/Allora) and exits to the south-east (Hendon). The Ellinthorp railway station is an abandoned railway station on the line (28°02′55″S151°55′26″E / 28.0486°S 151.9240°E /-28.0486; 151.9240 (Ellinthorp railway station)), which, despite the name, is in Talgai but immediately east of the town of Ellinthorp.[7][8]
The locality name derives from the pastoral run name established by G. Gammie who arrived on theCondamine River with stock on 9 March 1841.[4]
Talgai West Provisional School opened on 22 September 1902. On 17 April 1916, it became Talgai West State School. It experienced a number of temporary closures due to low student numbers. On 1 July 1920, it became a half-time provisional school in conjunction withDeuchar Provisional School (meaning a single teacher was shared between the two schools). The school closed on 31 October 1921, reopening on 19 July 1922 as a full-time school. It closed on 27 August 1962, briefly reopened and closed permanently in 1963.[9] It was on the south-eastern side of Dalrymple Creek Road (28°02′32″S151°53′11″E / 28.04236°S 151.88648°E /-28.04236; 151.88648 (Talgai West State School (former))).[10][5]
In the2016 census, Talgai had a population of 106 people.[11]
In the2021 census, Talgai had a population of 106 people.[3]
There are no schools in Talgai. The nearest government primary schools areAllora State School in neighbouringAllora to the east andClifton State School inClifton to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Allora State School (to Year 10) andClifton State High School (to Year 12), also in Clifton. There are non-government schools in both Allora and Clifton.[12]
