Thargomindah
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Outback roadhouse of Thargomindah | |||||||||||||
Thargomindah | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 27°59′32″S 143°49′11″E / 27.9922°S 143.8197°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1860s | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 15,213 km2 (5,874 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 243 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.01597/km2 (0.04137/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4492 | ||||||||||||
| County | Wellington | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 29.5 °C (85.1 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 16.1 °C (61.0 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 300.4 mm (11.83 in) | ||||||||||||
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Thargomindah /ˈθɑːrɡoʊmɪndə/ (frequently shortened to Thargo) is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia. The town of Thargomindah is the administrative centre for the Shire of Bulloo. In the 2021 census, the locality of Thargomindah had a population of 243 people.
On 17 April 2020, the Queensland Government decided to reorganise the nine localities in the Shire of Bulloo, resulting in six localities. Thargomindah, previously being 43.0 square kilometres (16.6 sq mi) of the area immediately surrounding the town of Thargomindah, was enlarged through the incorporation of all of Bullawarra (except for a small portion in the south of Bullawarra which was absorbed into Bulloo Downs), all of Dynevor and all of Norley, creating a locality of 15,213 square kilometres (5,874 sq mi).