Tambo, Queensland
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Arthur Street, Tambo | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Tambo | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 24°53′04″S 146°15′11″E / 24.8844°S 146.2530°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1863 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 617.9 km2 (238.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 395 m (1,296 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Totals | 318 (2021 locality) 283 (2021 town) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.5146/km2 (1.3329/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4478 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 29.0 °C (84.2 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 12.6 °C (54.7 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 535.7 mm (21.09 in) | ||||||||||||
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Tambo is a rural town and locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia. Cattle and tourism are the major industries of the town. A number of heritage buildings survive from the earliest days of settlement. In the 2021 census, the population of the locality was 318 people, while the population of the town was 283 people.