Tummaville, Queensland

Tummaville
Queensland
Tummaville
Coordinates 27°55′00″S 151°30′00″E / 27.9166°S 151.5°E / -27.9166; 151.5Coordinates: 27°55′00″S 151°30′00″E / 27.9166°S 151.5°E / -27.9166; 151.5
Postcode(s) 4352
Area 317.8 km2 (122.7 sq mi)
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Southern Downs
Federal Division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Tummaville:
Pampas Brookstead
Kincora
North Branch
Yandilla Tummaville Ellangowan
Punchs Creek Stonehenge Leyburn

Tummaville is a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

History

The locality's name is derived from the parish name, allegedly an Aboriginal corruption of the name Domville referring to pastoralist Domville Taylor who was in the area in the 1840s.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tummaville - locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49190)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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