2452 Thangool Lookerbie Road, Thangool QLD 4716, Australia
According to the 2021 census, the locality of Thangool had a population of 685 people. The town is a small rural community within the Shire of Banana.
Thangool Airport is approximately 1.9 km from the property, which is roughly a 2‑minute drive. The airport provides aviation services for the Banana Shire area.
The property is near Mount Lookerbie, a 530‑metre high landmark, and Mount Scoria, which rises 292 metres and features unique basalt columns. Both mountains are part of the local landscape that defines the Thangool region.
The area’s economy is driven by dry‑land farming of sorghum, wheat, sunflower, mung beans and barley, as well as irrigated crops such as cotton and lucerne. Local businesses include Queensland Squab Processors, which supplies a large share of the national squab market, and a newer herb‑production venture for the food‑service industry.
Nearby amenities include two hotels (the Red Steer Hotel and Hotel Thangool), a service station, post office, carpenters, welders, and an aircraft refuelling service. The town also features a racecourse, fire station, St Andrew's Anglican Church, and the Thangool Recreational Hall, which hosts the local Country Women’s Association.
Thangool was originally home to the Kangulu Aboriginal people, and European settlement began in the 1850s with the Archer brothers. The town developed around the Callide Valley railway line opened in 1925, and its name derives from the Thangool railway station, an Aboriginal word meaning “possum.”
Scoria Creek lies about 0.8 km from the house, providing a local watercourse within the rural landscape.
