Tanja, New South Wales

Tanja
New South Wales
Tanja is located in New South Wales
Tanja
Tanja
Coordinates36°38′00″S 149°58′00″E / 36.63333°S 149.96667°E / -36.63333; 149.96667
Population157 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2550
Location14 km (9 mi) NE of Bega
LGA(s)Bega Valley Shire
State electorate(s)Bega
Federal division(s)Eden-Monaro

Tanja is a locality in the Bega Valley Shire of New South Wales, Australia.[2] At the 2016 census, Tanja had a population of 157.[1]

Tanja Public School is situated on Barrabooka Road. The school had an enrolment of 17 in 2017.[3] It dates from 1878, having originally begun in a room of the school teacher's own residence.[4][5]

Tanja Post Office opened on 1 September 1878 and closed on 28 August 1980.[6]

Heritage listings

Tanja has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

  • Haighs Road (within Mimosa Rocks National Park): Penders[7]
  • Nelson Lake Road, Nelson Lagoon, Mimosa Rocks National Park: Baronda[8]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tanja, New South Wales.
  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tanja (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 June 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Extract". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Tanja Public School". Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Looking back: The early days of Tanja school education". Bega District News. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  5. ^ "School history database search". NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Tanja". Post Office Reference. Premier Postal. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Penders". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01913. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
  8. ^ "Baronda". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01915. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.