Belyando is a rural locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Belyando had a population of 307 people.[1]
| Belyando Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 View of the Gregory Developmental Road in Belyando, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
  Belyando | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°51′02″S 146°36′22″E / 21.8505°S 146.6061°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 307 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.05635/km2 (0.14594/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4721 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5,448.3 km2 (2,103.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Isaac Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editThe Belyando River passes through the locality from south to north, being fed by a number of tributary creeks. The Belyando River feeds into the Suttor River and then into the Burdekin River which flows into the Coral Sea.[3]
The Gregory Developmental Road passes through the locality from the north-east to the south-east; the Bowen Developmental Road enters the locality from the north-east and has its junction with the Gregory Developmental Road in the north-east of the locality.[3] This junction is known as the Belyando Crossing.[4]
The Nairana National Park is in the north-east of the locality and the Wilandspey Conservation Park in the north of the locality.[3]
History
editThe locality names presumably derives from the Belyando River, where Belyando is believed to an Aboriginal word recorded by explorer and surveyor Thomas Mitchell, where "baal" means "no" and "yan" means "go", spoken by an Aboriginal man trying to stop Mitchell proceeding farther north.[5]
Belyando was also the name associated with the clan that lived near to the Belyando River.[6]
The Yacamunda Station was established by the Earl family and cattle farming is still important for the local area.[6]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census Belyando had a population of 66 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Belyando had a population of 307 people.[1]
Education
editThere are no schools in Belyando nor nearby. The options are distance education and boarding school.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Belyando (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Belyando – locality in Isaac Region (entry 47003)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Belyando Crossing – unbounded locality in Isaac Region (entry 2245)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Belyando River – river in the Charters Towers Region (entry 2246)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ a b "YACAMUNDA STATION". Central Queensland Herald. 1 August 1935. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Belyando (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
External links
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Media related to Belyando, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons