Thornborough, Queensland
| Thornborough Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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View of Thornborough township, circa 1913 | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°56′33″S 145°00′30″E / 16.9425°S 145.0083°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 21 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0506/km2 (0.1309/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4871 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 415.4 km2 (160.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Mareeba | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Thornborough is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Thornborough had a population of 21 people.
The town rose to prominence in the 1870s as a gold mining town in the Hodgkinson Minerals Area. Today, there are very few buildings remaining in the town.