Description
Benaraby is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.
Benaraby is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Benaraby had a population of 1,219 people.
History
Boyne River Provisional School opened on 12 July 1886 and closed in November 1886. It reopened on 24 Aug 1903. In 1907 was renamed Benaraby Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Benaraby State School.Benaraby Post Office opened around 1912 (receiving offices known as Boyne Bridge, Boyne River, Annandale and Benaraby had been open from 1890) and closed in 1982.The population of Benaraby at the 2006 census was 594.Originally a rural locality, in recent times it has become more of a residential suburb for the workers in Gladstone, Boyne Island and Tannum Sands.
In the 2016 census the locality of Benaraby had a population of 1,219 people.
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Population: 1001-10000
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 105.685 km2
Elevation: 11-50 metres
Town elevation: 18 m
Population number: 1,219
Local Government Area: Gladstone Regional Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Benaraby, Queensland
