O'Bil Bil

O'Bil Bil Queensland
Kusay family home at O'Bil Bil, 1910
O'Bil Bil
Coordinates	25°31′34″S151°15′19″E / 25.5261°S 151.2552°E / -25.5261; 151.2552 (O'Bil Bil (centre of locality))
Population	28 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.667/km2 (1.73/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4626
Area	42.0 km2 (16.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	North Burnett Region
State electorate(s)	Callide
Federal division(s)	Flynn
Suburbs around O'Bil Bil: Malmoe Malmoe Cattle Creek Coonambula O'Bil Bil Mundowran Riverleigh Mundubbera Mundubbera

O'Bil Bil is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, O'Bil Bil had a population of 28 people. ^[1]

Geography

The Burnett Highway forms the eastern and northern boundaries, and the Burnett River forms part of the western boundary. ^[3]

History

The locality is named after the O'Bil Bil Creek, a tributary of the Burnett River. ^[4]

The Malmoe Apostolic Church opened in 1913, part of the Apostolic Church of Queensland. It was demolished in 1969 to be replaced by a new church building in 1970. ^{[5] [6]}

Class photograph of students and teacher from O'Bil Bil school, 1936

Malmoe State School opened in August 1914. ^{[7] [8] [9]} It was on the northern side of Augustines Road ( 25°32′34″S151°13′51″E / 25.54282°S 151.23094°E / -25.54282; 151.23094 (Malmoe State School (former)) ). ^[10] In 1925, it was relocated to a new site near the O'Bil Bil railway station. ^{[11] [12]} In 1928, it was renamed O'Bil Bil State School. It closed circa 1964. It was at 80 O'Bil Bil Road ( 25°30′52″S151°12′52″E / 25.51442°S 151.21442°E / -25.51442; 151.21442 (O'Bil Bil State School (former)) ). ^{[13] [14] [15]}

O'Bill Bill Creek State School opened in January 1916. In 1925, it was renamed Cattle Creek Valley State School. It closed on 12 March 1971. ^[16] It was on the north-eastern side of Cattle Creek School Road, now within the locality of Cattle Creek (approx 25°29′37″S151°17′56″E / 25.49367°S 151.29894°E / -25.49367; 151.29894 (Cattle Creek Valley State School (former)) ). ^{[17] [18] [15]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, O'Bil Bil had a population of 29 people. ^[19]

In the 2021 census, O'Bil Bil had a population of 28 people. ^[1]

Amenities

Despite the name, the Malmoe Apostolic Church is at 529 Augustines Road in O'Bil Bil ( 25°32′39″S151°13′56″E / 25.54429°S 151.23210°E / -25.54429; 151.23210 (Malmoe Apostolic Church) ). ^{[20] [21]}

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "O'Bil Bil (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "O'Bil Bil – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 47621)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 December 2020.
3. "O'Bil Bil, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 13 August 2019.
4. "O'Bil Bil Creek – creek in the North Burnett Region (entry 24934)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 December 2017.
5. "Malmoe Apostolic Church of Queensland | O'Bil Bil (Malmoe)". Queensland Religious Places Database. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
6. "Malmoe Apostolic Church of Queensland | O'Bil Bil (Malmoe)". Queensland Religious Places Database. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
7. "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier . No. 17, 363. Queensland, Australia. 6 September 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 5 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
8. "PUBLIC WORKS". The Telegraph . No. 12, 759. Queensland, Australia. 10 October 1913. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 5 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
9. "NEW STATE SCHOOL". The Telegraph . No. 12, 913. Queensland, Australia. 9 April 1914. p. 4 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 5 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
10. "County of Yarrol" (Map). Queensland Government. 1922. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
11. "THE BURNETT ELECTORATE". The Bundaberg Mail . Vol. 55, no. 8, 906. Queensland, Australia. 6 February 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 5 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
12. "O RIL EXL [?]". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser . No. 17, 039. Queensland, Australia. 13 March 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 5 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
13. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
14. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m116" (Map). Queensland Government. 1962. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
15. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 5 November 2023.
16. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
17. "Parish of Lochaber" (Map). Queensland Government. 1967. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
18. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m116" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
19. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "O'Bil Bil (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
20. "Malmoe Apostolic Church of Queensland | O'Bil Bil (Malmoe)". Queensland Religious Places Database. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
21. "Malmoe Apostolic Church of Queensland | O'Bil Bil (Malmoe)". Queensland Religious Places Database. Retrieved 16 February 2025.

Further reading

• Crofts, Susan (2012). Meadows by the river : a history of the Riverleigh, Malmoe and O’Bil Bil areas. Susan Crofts. — via State Library of Queensland.
• Malmoe Community centenary : 1910-2010 / The Apostolic Church of Queensland. The Apostolic Church of Queensland. 2010. — via State Library of Queensland