Thagoona, Queensland

Thagoona is a mixed-use locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Thagoona had a population of 1,077 people.^[1]

Thagoona Ipswich, Queensland
Thagoona
Coordinates	27.6269°S 152.6313°E / -27.6269; 152.6313 (Thagoona (centre of locality))
Population	1,077 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	81.6/km2 (211.3/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4306
Area	13.2 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	4.9 km (3 mi) ENE of Rosewood 15.6 km (10 mi) W of Ipswich CBD 54.6 km (34 mi) SW of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	City of Ipswich
State electorate(s)	Ipswich West
Federal division(s)	Blair
Suburbs around Thagoona: Rosewood Mount Marrow Walloon Rosewood Thagoona Walloon Rosewood Jeebropilly Jeebropilly

Geography

The locality is bounded to the south-east by the Bremer River. The Rosewood railway line enters the locality from the east (Walloon) and exits to the west (Rosewood) with the locality served by the Thagoona railway station (27.6268°S 152.6298°E / -27.6268; 152.6298 (Thagoona railway station)).^[3][4]

The land use is a mix of rural residential (mostly to the immediate north of the railway line) and grazing on native vegetation.^[4]

Demographics

In the 2006 census, Thagoona had a population of 1,639 people.^[5]

In the 2011 census, Thagoona had a population of 972 people.^[6]

In the 2016 census, Thagoona had a population of 1,025 people.^[7]

In the 2021 census, Thagoona had a population of 1,077 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Thagoona. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Marrow State School in neighbouring Mount Marrow to the north, Walloon State School in neighbouring Walloon to the east, and Rosewood State School in neighbouring Rosewood to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Rosewood State High School in Rosewood to the west.^[4]

Amenities

Despite the name, Rosewood Seventh-Day Adventist Church is at 3 Karrabin Rosewood Road in Thagoona (27.6217°S 152.6143°E / -27.6217; 152.6143 (Rosewood Seventh-Day Adventist Church)).^[8][9]

There are a number of parks in the area:

• Adelong Avenue Reserve (27.6201°S 152.6417°E / -27.6201; 152.6417 (Adelong Avenue Reserve))^[10]
• Armstrong Park (27.6483°S 152.6316°E / -27.6483; 152.6316 (Armstrong Park))^[10]

• Banyula Road Reserve (27.6177°S 152.6398°E / -27.6177; 152.6398 (Banyula Road Reserve))^[10]

• Caledonian Park (27.6208°S 152.6324°E / -27.6208; 152.6324 (Caledonian Park))^[10]

• Evans Road Reserve (27.6141°S 152.6476°E / -27.6141; 152.6476 (Evans Road Reserve))^[10]

• Karrabin-rosewood Road Reserve (27.6147°S 152.6367°E / -27.6147; 152.6367 (Karrabin-rosewood Road Reserve))^[10]

• Pindari Drive Reserve (27.6094°S 152.6427°E / -27.6094; 152.6427 (Pindari Drive Reserve))^[10]

Transport

Thagoona railway station, 2012

Thagoona railway station provides Queensland Rail City network services to Rosewood, Ipswich and Brisbane via Ipswich.^[3]