Beaver Rock, Queensland

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Beaver Rock
Queensland
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Beaver Rock
Coordinates 25°30′29″S152°49′34″E / 25.5080°S 152.8261°E / -25.5080; 152.8261 (Beaver Rock (centre of locality))
Population56 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density1.057/km2 (2.737/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4650
Area53.0 km2 (20.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s) Maryborough
Federal division(s) Wide Bay
Suburbs around Beaver Rock:
Prawle Tandora Great Sandy Strait
Walkers Point Beaver Rock The Dimonds
Boonooroo Plains Boonooroo Plains The Dimonds

Beaver Rock is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Beaver Rock had a population of 56 people. [1]

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Geography

The Mary River forms the northern boundary, including two reaches of the river (from west to east):

The river mouth into the Great Sandy Strait is at the north-east of the locality. [5]

Along the riverside is Upper Rocky Point ( 25°30′30″S152°46′55″E / 25.5084°S 152.7819°E / -25.5084; 152.7819 (Upper Rocky Point) ). [6] [7]

There are a number of named features within the river. Beaver Rock is a rock in the Mary River ( 25°29′43″S152°51′03″E / 25.49528°S 152.85083°E / -25.49528; 152.85083 (Beaver Rock) ) and presumably the origin of the locality's name. [8] Brothers Islands is an island group ( 25°29′44″S152°48′02″E / 25.4955°S 152.8005°E / -25.4955; 152.8005 (Brothers Islands) ). [9] It has one named feature, Fison Point ( 25°29′54″S152°48′14″E / 25.4983°S 152.8038°E / -25.4983; 152.8038 (Fison Point) ) [6] [10] Middle Bank is a bar ( 25°30′00″S152°50′00″E / 25.5°S 152.8333°E / -25.5; 152.8333 (Middle Bank) ). [11]

The land use is a mix of rural residential housing, mostly in the west of the locality, with the remainder being farmland, consisting of growing sugarcane and grazing on native vegetation. [12]

History

In May 2012, a 3.5-metre (11 ft) saltwater crocodile was found in the Mary River between Brothers Island and the mainland, significantly further south than the normal range for such a crocodile. [13] [14] As per Queensland Government policy, crocodiles spotted south of the Boyne River are trapped and relocated to their natural habitat by wildlife official. [15] However, the crocodile eluded the trap for many months, [16] [17] with wildlife officials reporting confirmed sightings of a second smaller crocodile in the river in July 2013. The smaller female crocodile was trapped in November 2013. [18] In November 2014, the larger male crocodile was harpooned approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) up the river at Grahams Creek to be relocated to Koorana crocodile farm at Rockhampton. [19]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Beaver Rock had a population of 49 people. [20]

In the 2021 census, Beaver Rock had a population of 56 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Beaver Rock. The nearest government primary school is Granville State School in Granville to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Maryborough State High School in Maryborough, also to the west. [12]

Amenities

There is a boat ramp on Beaver Rock Road on the south bank of the Mary River ( 25°30′05″S152°50′09″E / 25.5014°S 152.8357°E / -25.5014; 152.8357 (Beaver Rock, Beaver Rock Road boat ramp) ). It is managed by the Fraser Coast Regional Council. [21]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Beaver Rock (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Beaver Rock – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46627)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Leslie Reach – reach in Fraser Coast Regional (entry 19217)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Heath Reach – reach in Fraser Coast Regional (entry 15616)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  5. ↑ Google (20 August 2021). "Beaver Rock, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Upper Rocky Point – mountain in Fraser Coast Region (entry 35842)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Beaver Rock – rock in Fraser Coast Regional (entry 2009)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Brothers Islands – island group in Fraser Coast Regional (entry 4711)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "Fison Point – mountain in Fraser Coast Region (entry 12549)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Middle Bank – bar in Fraser Coast Regional (entry 21797)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  12. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  13. ↑ Hall, Peter; Maynard, Neale (2 May 2012). "First photo of saltwater crocodile in Mary River near Beaver Rock outside Maryborough in south-east Queensland". The Courier-Mail . Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  14. ↑ Tapim, Francis (2 May 2012). "3.5-metre croc spotted in Queensland's south". ABC News. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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