Steel frames and trusses for Tannum Sands, engineered for cyclonic sites

Supplying Tannum Sands from Crowley Vale

What to know about building in Tannum Sands

From Gladstone Regional Council, state agencies, the Bureau of Meteorology and the ABS. Each item links to its source.

• In the 2021 Census, Tannum Sands had 5,227 residents with a median age of 41, and 8.6% of occupied dwellings were flats or apartments.

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• Wild Cattle Island National Park, about 580 ha of low islands and estuaries at the mouth of Colosseum Inlet, lies 2 km south-east of Tannum Sands across Wild Cattle Creek.

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Council-wide planning notes for Gladstone Regional Council: see the Gladstone page

Frame design in Tannum Sands

Cyclonic Wind Region C

Queensland Government guidance places coastal areas north of Bundaberg, including Tannum Sands, in cyclonic Wind Region C, so frames and trusses here are engineered for a C1 to C4 site classification. Source · How wind classes work

Salt exposure

Tannum Sands is a coastal town. Tell us how far the site is from the water: coating and detailing are chosen for it. · Coatings and coastal sites

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