Nikenbah, Queensland

Nikenbah
Town
Nikenbah
Coordinates: 25°18′54″S152°48′26″E / 25.315°S 152.8072°E / -25.315; 152.8072 (Nikenbah (town centre))
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
LGA	Fraser Coast Region
Location	5.2 km (3.2 mi) S of Pialba 10.1 km (6.3 mi) WSW of Urangan 28.5 km (17.7 mi) NE of Maryborough 282 km (175 mi) N of Brisbane
Government
•  State electorates	Maryborough Hervey Bay
•  Federal division	Hinkler
Area
• Total	23.4 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,234 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	52.74/km2 (136.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode	4655
Localities around Nikenbah Dundowran Urraween Kawungan Walligan Nikenbah Wondunna Sunshine Acres Bunya Creek Booral

Nikenbah is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. ^{[2] [3]} In the 2021 census, the locality of Nikenbah had a population of 1,234 people. ^[1]

History

The town was originally named Aalberg by Danish settlers. However, by 1883, it had acquired the name Nikenbah, which is a corruption of Aboriginal words (Kabi language), nguruin meaning emu and ba meaning place. ^[2]

Nikenbah State School opened on 27 May 1913 and closed in 1963. ^[4]

Glendyne Education and Training Centre opened in Nikenbah in 2002 as a special assistance school for children who are unsuited to mainstream schooling. It is operated by Carinity (formerly Queensland Baptist Care). ^{[4] [5]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the locality of Nikenbah had a population of 657 people. ^[6]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Nikenbah had a population of 1,234 people. ^[1]

Education

Glendyne Education and Training Centre is a private primary and secondary (6-12) special school for boys and girls at 72 Nikenbah-Dundowran Road ( 25°18′49″S152°47′50″E / 25.3135°S 152.7972°E / -25.3135; 152.7972 (Carinity Education - Glendyne) ). ^{[7] [8]} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 116 students with 12 teachers (10 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent). ^[9]

There are no mainstream schools in Nikenbah. The nearest government primary schools are Yarrilee State School in neighbouring Urraween to the north and Kawungan State School in neighbouring Kawungan to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Hervey Bay State High School in Pialba to the north and Urangan State High School in Urangan to the north-east. ^[10]

Amenities

The Fraser Coast Sports and Recreation Precinct is located at Woods Road, Nikenbah. ^[11] It was officially opened by Fraser Coast mayor George Seymour in February 2019 ^[12] and provides facilities for football, netball, cycling, OzTag and basketball. The football fields have been used as a training ground for the Brisbane Roar ^[13] and Queensland Reds. ^[14]

The Hervey Bay Baptist Church is at 20 Nikenbah-Dundowran Road ( 25°18′41″S152°48′09″E / 25.31125°S 152.80251°E / -25.31125; 152.80251 (Hervey Bay Baptist Church) ). ^[15] It is planned to establish a senior school campus of the Hervey Bay Christian College (a Baptist Church school in Urraween) on the same site as the church. ^[16]

Cemeteries

There are two cemeteries in Nikenbah, the Aalborg Danish cemetery and the Natural Burial cemetery. ^{[17] [18]}

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nikenbah (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Nikenbah – town in Fraser Coast Region (entry 24245)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. "Nikenbah – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46663)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
5. "Our History". Carinity Education - Glendyne. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nikenbah (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
7. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
8. "Carinity Education - Glendyne" . Retrieved 21 November 2018.
9. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority . Retrieved 28 January 2020.
10. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 23 January 2021.
11. "Fraser Coast Sports and Recreation Precinct". Fraser Coast Regional Council. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
12. Perets, Annie (18 February 2019). "Sports precinct opens for business". Courier Mail.
13. Goetze, Eliza (9 July 2020). "Brisbane Roar coup justifies investment in Fraser Coast sports precinct, Mayor says". ABC.
14. "Fraser Coast to host Reds for 2023 pre-season camp". Fraser Coast Regional Council. 21 November 2022.
15. "Hervey Bay Baptist Church". Hervey Bay Baptist Church. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
16. "DA Form 1 – Development application details" (PDF). Fraser Coast Regional Council. pp. 19–21 (PDF). Retrieved 23 January 2021.
17. "Natural Burial Cemetery". Youtube. George Seymour . Retrieved 8 June 2025.
18. Mageros, Adriana (25 November 2022). "Nikenbah Natural Cemetery to open in 2023". Courier Mail.

External links

• "Town map of Nikenbah". Queensland Government. 1982.