| Takilberan Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Takilberan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°52′46″S151°43′34″E / 24.8794°S 151.7261°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 47 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.1973/km2 (0.511/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4671 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 238.2 km2 (92.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Bundaberg Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Takilberan is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Takilberan had a population of 47 people. [1]
The locality is bounded to the north-east by the shores of Lake Monduran, an impoundment of the Kolan River by the Fred Haigh Dam. The lake itself is within the locality of Lake Monduran. [3]
Takilberan has the following mountains:
The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the east (Monduran) and exits to the north (Kolonga). [8]
Takilberan Creek rises in the neighbouring locality of Gaeta, just west of the north-west corner of Takilberan. It meanders south through Gaeta and Wonbah Forest before entering the locality of Takilberan from the south-west and then flows north, exiting the locality to the north near the Bruce Highway. It ultimately flows into Lake Monduran. [3]
The land use is almost entirely grazing on native vegetation. [9]
The locality presumably takes its name from the Mount Takilberan, which is derived from the Koreng Goreng language, meaning a hanging rock or stone. [7] [10] [11]
Takilberan Rock Provisional School opened on 17 September 1917 and closed on 20 September 1922. [12] [13]
In the 2016 census, Takilberan had a population of 21 people. [14]
In the 2021 census, Takilberan had a population of 47 people. [1]
There are no schools in Takilberan. The nearest government primary schools are Gin Gin State School in Gin Gin to the south-east and Mount Perry State School in Mount Perry to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Gin Gin State High School, also in Gin Gin. [15]
Although the boat ramp into Lake Monduran is on the foreshores of the lake and hence in the locality of Lake Monduran ( 24°52′26″S151°50′42″E / 24.87397°S 151.84512°E ), the only access to the boat ramp is from Monduran Dam Boat Ramp Road via Monduran Dam Road in Takilberan. The boat ramp is managed by the Bundaberg Regional Council. [8] [16]
