Tallegalla, Queensland


Tallegalla is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.

Geography

Most of Tallegalla lies within the Lockyer Creek catchment area, but small portion exist in both the Brisbane River and Bremer River catchments. In the west of Tallegalla, the terrain is elevated by the Little Liverpool Range.

History

The origin of the suburb name is from the Latin word Talegalla which was the genus name for the Brush-turkey. John Dart, the first to settle in the area, choose the name when he applied to open a postal receiving office at his farm.
In 1879, a school was constructed.
The Marburg railway line, which operated from 1911 to 1964, had a station at Tallegalla.
At the the locality recorded a population of 549.

Heritage listings

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