Bilyana, Queensland

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Bilyana
Queensland
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Bilyana
Coordinates 18°07′02″S145°57′44″E / 18.1172°S 145.9622°E / -18.1172; 145.9622 (Bilyana (centre of locality))
Population190 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density1.46/km2 (3.78/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4854
Area130.3 km2 (50.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s) Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around Bilyana:
Murrigal Rockingham Coral Sea
Murray Upper Bilyana Coral Sea
Kennedy Kennedy Coral Sea

Bilyana is a coastal locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Bilyana had a population of 190 people. [1]

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Geography

The Coral Sea forms the eastern boundary, and the Murray River part of the northern. [3]

The Bruce Highway runs through from south-west to north-west. [4]

Bilyana railway station is on the North Coast railway line ( 18°06′52″S145°54′36″E / 18.1145°S 145.9101°E / -18.1145; 145.9101 (Bilyana railway station) ). [5]

The main land use is grazing on native vegetation in the north of the locality and growing sugarcane in the south of the locality. The residential areas are in the south and south-west of the locality. [4]

History

Girramay (also known as Giramay, Garamay, Giramai, Keramai) is a language of Far North Queensland, particularly the area around Herbert River Catchment taking in the towns of Cardwell and Ingham. The Girramay language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of Cassowary Coast and Hinchinbrook Regional Councils. [6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Bilyana had a population of 180 people. [7]

In the 2021 census, Bilyana had a population of 190 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Bilyana. The nearest government primary school is Murray River Upper State School in neighbouring Murray Upper to the west and Kennedy State School in neighbouring Kennedy to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Tully State High School in Tully to the north. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bilyana (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Bilyana – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45655)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. Google (29 August 2021). "Bilyana, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  5. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. CC BY icon-80x15.png This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Indigenous languages map of Queensland". State Library of Queensland. State Library of Queensland . Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bilyana (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg