Tinana

Tinana is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.

Tinana is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Tinana had a population of 5,476 people.

The name Tinana is derived from the name of the creek, which in turn was named in 1852 by surveyor William Labatt. The name is believed to be in honour of Ihikiera Te Tinana, a Maorichief who was known to the botanist John Carne Bidwill from his time in New Zealand in 1840-41.Tinana Creek Provisional School opened on 1 January 1871, closed in 1873, reopened in 1874and closed permanently in 1878.Tinana State School opened on 31 May 1875.Holy Trinity Anglican church opened circa 1883. It closed circa 1918.In the 2011 census, Tinana had a population of 4,877people.

On 25 April (Anzac Day) 2015, as part of the World War I centenary, a war memorial was officially unveiled at the school. It commemorates former students who served in World War I.In the 2016 census the locality of Tinana had a population of 5,476 people.