Tanja, New South Wales

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 New South Wales
Tanja
Coordinates	36°38′00″S 149°58′00″E
Population	157 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2550
Location	14 km (9 mi) NE of Bega
LGA(s)	Bega Valley Shire
State electorate(s)	Bega
Federal division(s)	Eden-Monaro

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

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tanja (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
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.