Tamaree, Queensland

Tamaree is a rural residential locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Tamaree had a population of 1,000 people.

Geography
Tamaree is located 7 km north of Gympie's central business district.

The locality is bounded to the west by Old Maryborough Road.

The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south-west (Banks Pocket) and exits to the north (Corella). The locality is served by the Tamaree railway station (-26.1308°N, 152.6651°W).

The land use is rural residential.

History
Tamaree Provisional School opened on 12 July 1904. On 1 January 1909 it became Tamaree State School. It closed on 31 March 1965.

On Saturday 18 October 1947 at Tamaree railway station, the north-bound Townsville mail train crashed head-on into the stationary south-bound train from Rockhampton, with both trains carrying hundreds of passengers. Two crew in the south-bound train were killed along with six passengers in the north-bound train.

Demographics
At the, Tamaree had a population of 664.

In the, Tamaree had a population of 880 people.

In the, Tamaree had a population of 1,000 people.

Education
There are no schools in Tamaree. The nearest government primary schools are Chatsworth State School in neighbouring Chatsworth to the west, Two Mile State School in Two Mile to the south-east, and Gympie West State School in Gympie to the south. The nearest government secondary school is James Nash State High School in Gympie to the south.