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Beilba, Queensland

Coordinates: 25°39′05″S 148°51′00″E / 25.6513°S 148.85°E / -25.6513; 148.85
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Beilba
Queensland
Beilba is located in Queensland
Beilba
Beilba
Coordinates25°39′05″S 148°51′00″E / 25.6513°S 148.85°E / -25.6513; 148.85
Population35 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.0326/km2 (0.0844/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4454
Area1,074.2 km2 (414.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Maranoa Region
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Beilba:
Upper Dawson Arcadia Valley Baroondah
Baffle West Beilba Baroondah
Simmie Highland Plains Pony Hills

Beilba is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Beilba had a population of 35 people.[1]

Road infrastructure

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The Carnarvon Highway runs along part of the western boundary.[3]

Entymology

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The locality is named after Beilba, an Indigenous Australian resistance fighter who helped lead the Hornet Bank massacre.[4]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Beilba had a population of 49 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Beilba had a population of 35 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Beilba (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Beilba – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 47411)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Beilba, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. ^ Reid, Gordon (1982). A Nest of Hornets. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195543580.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Beilba (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata