| Balberra Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Balberra | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°17′55″S149°08′28″E / 21.2986°S 149.1411°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 457 (2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 7.419/km2 (19.21/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4740 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 61.6 km2 (23.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mirani | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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Balberra is a coastal locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Balberra had a population of 457 people. [1]
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 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]
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]
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]
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