| Benaraby Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Benaraby Progress Association Hall, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
  Benaraby | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°00′07″S151°19′00″E / 24.0020°S 151.3166°E Coordinates: 24°00′07″S151°19′00″E / 24.0020°S 151.3166°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,166 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4680 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 105.8 km2 (40.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Gladstone Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Benaraby is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3]
The town of Benaraby in the north-east of the locality with two neighbourhoods based around two former railway stations of the same name: [4]
The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the east (Tannum Sands), bypasses the town to the north, exiting to the north (Wurdong Heights). [4] [7]
Lake Awoonga is in the south of the locality and is the impoundment of the Boyne River by the Awoonga Dam. The Boyne River flows north from the dam through the locality, passing east of the town and then forms part of the north-eastern boundary of the locality. [4]
Boyne River Provisional School opened on 12 July 1886 and closed in November 1886. It reopened on 24 Aug 1903. In 1907, it was renamed Benaraby Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Benaraby State School. [8]
Benaraby Post Office opened around 1912 (receiving offices known as Boyne Bridge, Boyne River, Annandale and Benaraby had been open from 1890) and closed in 1982. [9]
The population of Benaraby at the 2006 census was 594. [10]
Originally a rural locality, in recent times it has become more of a residential suburb for the workers in Gladstone, Boyne Island and Tannum Sands.
In the 2016 census, the locality of Benaraby had a population of 1,219 people. [11]
Benaraby State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 17 O'Connor Road ( 24°00′13″S151°19′26″E / 24.0037°S 151.3238°E ). [12] [13] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 105 students with 7 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent). [14]
There are no secondary schools in Benaraby. The nearest government secondary school is Tannum Sands State High School in neighbouring Tannum Sands to the north-east. [4]
Benaraby contains a petrol station, a primary school, a community hall, a nursery and three accommodation providers.
In June 2017, a 4.5 metre tall sculpture called "This Big" was installed at the Caltex Truck & Travel Centre on the Bruce Highway at Benaraby which was officially unveiled in September 2017. [15] [16] [17]
Commissioned by site owner Martin Spinks, the "This Big" sculpture depicts a giant pair of hands measuring a barramundi. [15] [16] Inspired by the Gladstone Region's aluminium industry and fishing culture, it was created by Lump Studio in Melbourne where ten people worked on the sculpture over a period of six months before it was transported to Benaraby where it took three days to install. [16] The sculpture consists of corten steel, aluminium and powder coating. [15] 3D modelling was used to create the hands which consist of 226 pieces of steel welded together. [15] A total of 11 separate aluminium segments make up the barramundi. [15]
The "This Big" sculpture was officially unveiled by Escape with ET host and former rugby league player Andrew Ettingshausen on 23 September 2017. [17] Ettingshausen said the sculpture is not only intended to be a designated highway landmark but to also represent Benaraby as being the gateway to newly created fishing zones and "the real start of the barramundi fishery in Queensland". [17]
Gladstone is a coastal city in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. Gladstone has an urban population of 34,703, and together with Boyne Island and Tannum Sands, had an estimated population of 50,317 at August 2021. This urban area covers 246.1 km2 (95.0 sq mi).
Calliope is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Calliope had a population of 3,438 people.
Tannum Sands is a coastal town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.
Miriam Vale is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Miriam Vale had a population of 512 people.
Gladstone is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.
Lake Awoonga was formed on the Boyne River by the dam located 30 km (19 mi) from Gladstone, in Central Queensland, Australia. It is approximately 30 minutes drive from Gladstone, via Benaraby.
The Shire of Calliope was a local government area in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia. It was centred on the town of Calliope.
Boyne Island is a coastal town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Boyne Island had a population of 4,760 people.
Bangalee is a beachside town on Wild Cattle Island within the locality of Tannum Sands, Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.
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Nagoorin is a rural town in Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. It is one of four small townships within the locality of Boyne Valley along with Ubobo, Builyan, and Many Peaks.
Ubobo is a rural town in the locality of Boyne Valley in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.
Builyan is a town in Gladstone Region, Central Queensland, Australia. It is one of four small townships within the locality of Boyne Valley along with Nagoorin, Ubobo, and Many Peaks.
Boyne Smelters is located on Boyne Island, Queensland, Australia, approximately 12 km south of the port of Gladstone. The smelter has a production capacity of 545,000 tonnes of aluminium per year. The operating company Boyne Smelters Ltd is 59.4% owned by Rio Tinto Alcan with the balance held by a consortium of Japanese participants including Sumitomo, Marubeni, Mitsubishi and YKK Group. 2011 saw the construction of a new carbon bake furnace to replace the original bake furnace.
Boynedale is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Boynedale had a population of 17 people.
Wurdong Heights is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Wurdong Heights had a population of 462 people.
Colosseum is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Colosseum had a population of 218 people.
Iveragh is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Iveragh had a population of 140 people.
Foreshores is a coastal rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. The area is used for farming with some rural residential development.
Gladstone–Benaraby Road is a continuous 19.4 kilometres (12.1 mi) road route in the Gladstone region of Queensland, Australia. Much of the route is signed as State Route 58. Gladstone–Benaraby Road is a state-controlled regional road. As part of State Route 58 it provides an alternate route between Benaraby and Mount Larcom. It is also part of the shortest route from Gladstone to the south of the state.
