Beeron
Queensland
Beeron is located in Queensland
Beeron
Beeron
Coordinates25°54′04″S 151°16′39″E / 25.9011°S 151.2774°E / -25.9011; 151.2774 (Beeron (centre of locality))
Population14 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.0348/km2 (0.090/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4626
Area402.2 km2 (155.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)North Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Beeron:
Brovinia Derri Derra Old Cooranga
Brovinia Beeron Toondahra
Brovinia Boondooma Boondooma

Beeron is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Beeron had a population of 14 people.[1]

Geography

The Mundubbera–Durong Road (State Route 75) runs from north to south through the north-west of the locality. The Boyne River forms the north-eastern boundary, and the Beeron National Park occupies the south-eastern corner.[3]

History

The locality's name derives from a pastoral run name held in 1856 by William Strathdee. In 1872, it was written as Beerone but by 1878 it had become Beeron.[2]

Beeron Road Provisional School opened on 5 September 1927. In 1952 it became Beeron Road State School. It closed on 11 December 1987.[4] It was at 1070 Beeron Road (25°43′49″S 151°18′01″E / 25.7303°S 151.30033°E / -25.7303; 151.30033 (Beeron Road State School (former))) now in Derri Derra.[5] The school grounds are used as a sports and recreation area under the control of the North Burnett Regional Council.[6]

In the 2016 census Beeron had a population of 14 people.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Beeron (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Beeron – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45316)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Google (15 August 2019). "Beeron, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  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. ↑ "Mundubbera" (Map). Queensland Government. 1971. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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