The northern boundary of the locality is Sandy Creek, the southern boundary is Bell Creek and Alligator Creek, and the western boundary is B L Creek. The eastern tip of the locality is at the joint mouth of Sandy Creek and Alligator Creek as they flow into the Coral Sea.[3]
The predominant land use is growing crops, particularly sugar cane. There is a network of cane tramways in the locality to transport the harvested cane to the sugar mills.[3]
Historyedit
The locality appears to take its name from the Balberra railway station, which in turn was named in 1913 by J. Strachan, the Mackay railway traffic manager in the Queensland Railways Department, and takes its name from an Aboriginal word meaning creek.[4][5][6][7]
Educationedit
There are no schools in Balberra. The nearest primary schools are in the neighbouring localities of Chelona and Alligator Creek. The nearest secondary schools are in Mackay and Sarina.[3]
^ ab"Balberra – railway station in the Mackay Region (entry 1291)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^"SKETCHER". The Queenslander. No. 2454. Queensland, Australia. 28 March 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 26 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^"OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS". The Northern Miner. Queensland, Australia. 31 October 1913. p. 7. Retrieved 26 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^"District Place Names". Daily Mercury. Vol. 56, no. 562. Queensland, Australia. 9 December 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 7 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
April 15, 2024
balberra, queensland, balberra, coastal, locality, mackay, region, queensland, australia, 2016, census, balberra, population, people, balberra, queenslandbalberracoordinates21, 2986, 1411, 2986, 1411population457, 2016, census, density7, postcode, 4740area61, . Balberra is a coastal locality in the Mackay Region Queensland Australia 2 In the 2016 census Balberra had a population of 457 people 1 Balberra QueenslandBalberraCoordinates21 17 55 S 149 08 28 E 21 2986 S 149 1411 E 21 2986 149 1411Population457 2016 census 1 Density7 419 km2 19 21 sq mi Postcode s 4740Area61 6 km2 23 8 sq mi Location21 4 km 13 mi S of Mackay319 km 198 mi N of Rockhampton406 km 252 mi SE of Townsville993 km 617 mi NNW of BrisbaneLGA s Mackay RegionState electorate s MiraniFederal division s CapricorniaSuburbs around Balberra Sandiford Chelona DunrockCoral SeaHomebushOakenden Balberra Alligator CreekSunnyside Sunnyside Munbura Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Education 4 ReferencesGeography editThe northern boundary of the locality is Sandy Creek the southern boundary is Bell Creek and Alligator Creek and the western boundary is B L Creek The eastern tip of the locality is at the joint mouth of Sandy Creek and Alligator Creek as they flow into the Coral Sea 3 The Bruce Highway passes through the locality from the north Chelona to the south east Alligator Creek The North Coast railway line passes through the locality to the west of the highway Balberra railway station serves the locality 3 4 The predominant land use is growing crops particularly sugar cane There is a network of cane tramways in the locality to transport the harvested cane to the sugar mills 3 History editThe locality appears to take its name from the Balberra railway station which in turn was named in 1913 by J Strachan the Mackay railway traffic manager in the Queensland Railways Department and takes its name from an Aboriginal word meaning creek 4 5 6 7 Education editThere are no schools in Balberra The nearest primary schools are in the neighbouring localities of Chelona and Alligator Creek The nearest secondary schools are in Mackay and Sarina 3 References edit a b Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Balberra SSC 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 20 October 2018 nbsp Balberra locality in Mackay Region entry 46757 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 25 April 2019 a b c d Queensland Globe State of Queensland Retrieved 23 April 2019 a b Balberra railway station in the Mackay Region entry 1291 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 26 April 2018 SKETCHER The Queenslander No 2454 Queensland Australia 28 March 1914 p 8 Retrieved 26 April 2019 via National Library of Australia OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS The Northern Miner Queensland Australia 31 October 1913 p 7 Retrieved 26 April 2019 via National Library of Australia District Place Names Daily Mercury Vol 56 no 562 Queensland Australia 9 December 1922 p 8 Retrieved 7 September 2023 via National Library of Australia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Balberra Queensland amp oldid 1174182501, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
