Tallegalla, Queensland
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| Tallegalla Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Tallegalla | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°35′24″S 152°33′17″E / 27.59°S 152.5547°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 351 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 12.86/km (33.30/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4340 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 27.3 km (10.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Ipswich | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Ipswich West | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Blair | ||||||||||||||
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Tallegalla is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Tallegalla had a population of 351 people.
Geography
Most of Tallegalla lies within the Lockyer Creek catchment area, but small portion exist in both the Brisbane River and Bremer River catchments. In the west of Tallegalla, the terrain is elevated by the Little Liverpool Range.
Rosewood–Marburg Road runs through from southeast to northeast.
History
The origin of the suburb name is from the Latin word Talegalla which was the genus name for the Brush-turkey. John Dart, the first to settle in the area, choose the name when he applied to open a postal receiving office at his farm.
Tallegalla State School opened on 10 June 1879. It closed on 18 December 1992. It was at 2-6 Tallegalla Two Tree Hill Road (corner of Tallegalla Road, 27°35′40″S 152°33′53″E / 27.59436°S 152.56469°E).
On Monday 17 May 1880, a Wesleyan Chapel was opened.
The Marburg railway line, which operated from 1911 to 1964, had a number of stations in the locality (from north to south):
- Birru railway station (27°35′41″S 152°34′52″E / 27.5946°S 152.5810°E)
- Talegalla railway station (27°36′00″S 152°34′19″E / 27.6001°S 152.5719°E)
- Cabanda railway station (27°36′42″S 152°34′44″E / 27.6117°S 152.5790°E)
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Tallegalla had a population of 549.
In the 2016 census, Tallegalla had a population of 326 people.
In the 2021 census, Tallegalla had a population of 351 people.
Heritage listings
Tallegalla has a number of heritage-listed sites including:
- the former Tallegalla State School, 2-6 Tallegalla Two Tree Hill Road (corner of Tallegalla Road
- Tallegalla Cemetery: Memorial and monumental area