| Nikenbah Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Nikenbah | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°18′54″S152°48′26″E / 25.315°S 152.8072°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 657 (2016 census locality) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 28.08/km2 (72.72/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4655 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 23.4 km2 (9.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Fraser Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hinkler | ||||||||||||||
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Nikenbah is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2016 census the locality of Nikenbah had a population of 657 people. [1]
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 on 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]
In the 2016 census the locality of Nikenbah had a population of 657 people. [1]
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 ). [6] [7] 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). [8]
There are no mainstream schools in Nikenbah. The nearest 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 secondary schools are Hervey Bay State High School in Pialba to the north and Urangan State High School in Urangan to the north-east. [9]
The Hervey Bay Baptist Church is at 20 Nikenbah-Dundowran Road ( 25°18′41″S152°48′09″E / 25.31125°S 152.80251°E ). [10] 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. [11]
Hervey Bay is a city on the coast of the Fraser Coast Region of Queensland, Australia. The city is situated approximately 290 kilometres (180 mi) or 3½ hours' highway drive north of the state capital, Brisbane. It is located on the bay of the same name open to the Coral Sea between the Queensland mainland and nearby K'gari. The local economy relies on tourism which is based primarily around whale watching in Platypus Bay to the north, ferry access to K'gari, accessible recreational fishing and boating and the natural north facing, calm beaches with wide undeveloped foreshore zones. In October 2019, Hervey Bay was named the First Whale Heritage Site in the world by the World Cetacean Alliance, for its commitment to and practices of sustainable whale and dolphin watching. A 2010 study by Deakin University showed that people on the Fraser Coast area including Hervey Bay, were the happiest in Australia. At June 2018, there were an estimated 54,674 people in Hervey Bay, having grown by an annual average of 1.31% year-on-year over the preceding five years.
The Great Sandy Strait is a strait in the Australian state of Queensland of 70 kilometres (43 mi) length which separates mainland Queensland from Fraser Island. It is also a locality in the Fraser Coast Region local government area. In the 2021 census, Great Sandy Strait had a population too low to be reported. To the north of the strait is Hervey Bay.
River Heads is a coastal town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of River Heads had a population of 2,044 people.
Torquay is a coastal suburb in Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Torquay had a population of 6,316 people.
Colton railway station is a closed railway station on the North Coast railway line in Queensland. It was the junction for the Urangan railway line that extended from Colton to Takura, Stockyard Creek, Walligan, Nikenbah, Urraween, Kawungan, Pialba, Scarness, Torquay and finally Urangan and the Urangan Pier in Hervey Bay. Much of the Urangan line has now been removed, as has Colton station itself.
Hervey Bay railway line, sometimes known as Urangan railway line, is a closed railway line in Queensland, Australia. It was opened in 1896 to Pialba and it was extended to Urangan in 1913. It was extended to the end of the Urangan Pier in 1917, along with the opening of the pier. It was closed in 1993.
Pialba is a coastal town and suburb of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the central business district of Hervey Bay. In the 2016 census, Pialba had a population of 3,678 people.
Urangan is a coastal suburb of the city of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Urangan had a population of 9,764 people.
Kawungan is a suburb of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Kawungan had a population of 4,816 people.
Tinana is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Tinana had a population of 5,872 people.
Torbanlea is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Torbanlea had a population of 791 people.
Burrum Heads is a coastal town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Burrum Heads had a population of 2,067 people.
Urraween is a suburb of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. At the 2021 census Urraween had a population of 7,951.
Dundowran is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Dundowran had a population of 909 people.
Granville is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is a suburb of Maryborough. In the 2016 census Granville had a population of 2,716 people.
Wondunna is a suburb of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Wondunna had a population of 2,677 people.
Bunya Creek is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Bunya Creek had a population of 79 people.
Toogoom is a coastal town and rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. At the 2021 census, Toogoom had a population of 2,596.
Eli Waters is a coastal suburb of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Eli Waters had a population of 3,758 people.
Dundowran Beach is a coastal suburb in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Dundowran Beach had a population of 2,079 people.
