Tummaville, Queensland

Tummaville is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Tummaville had a population of 55 people.

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.
Tummaville State School opened on 19 January 1880. It closed in 1962. It was on a site on the southern side of Missen Road.
St Paul's Anglican Church is on the corner of Church Road and Grasstree Road. It was dedicated on 25 February 1891 by Bishop William Thomas Thornhill Webber and was closed circa 1985. The cemetery to the side of the church is now operated by the Toowoomba Regional Council.

Demographics

In the, Tummaville had a population of 63 people.
In the, Tummaville had a population of 55 people.

Education

There are no schools in Tummaville. The nearest government primary schools are:

Brookstead State School in neighbouring Brookstead to the north
Pittsworth State School in Pittsworth to the north-east
Leyburn State School in neighbouring Leyburn to the south-east
Millmerran State School in Millmerran to the west

The nearest government secondary schools are:

Pittsworth State High School in Pittsworth to the north-east
Millmerran State School in Millmerran to the west
Clifton State High School in Clifton to the east

However, students in the south-west of the locality may be too distant to attend these secondary schools. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.