Tolga, Queensland
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Kennedy Highway near the intersection with Main Street, Tolga | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Tolga | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 17°13′23″S 145°28′44″E / 17.2230°S 145.4788°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1885 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 85.3 km2 (32.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 760 m (2,490 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 3,177 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 37.245/km2 (96.46/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4882 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 25.6 °C (78.1 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 15.3 °C (59.5 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 1,400 mm (55 in) | ||||||||||||
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Tolga is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the centre of the region's peanut industry and is home to the Big Peanut (17°12′12″S 145°28′34″E / 17.2032°S 145.4760°E). In the 2021 census, the locality of Tolga had a population of 3,177 people.