Byellee, Queensland
| Byellee Gladstone, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Byellee | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 23°52′21″S 151°11′48″E / 23.8724°S 151.1966°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00/km2 (0.00/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4680 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Gladstone Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gladstone | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Byellee is an industrial suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Byellee had "no people or a very low population".[1]
Geography
The suburb is bounded to the west and north by the Calliope River, to the east by Don Young Drive, to the south-east by the Dawson Highway, and to the south by Clyde Creek, a tributary of the Calliope River.[3]
In the north of the locality is an unnamed and undeveloped island, which is largely marshland (23°51′32″S 151°10′55″E / 23.85879°S 151.18187°E).[3]
The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the north-east (Callemondah) and exits to west (West Stowe) crossing the river on two railway bridges. The suburb is served by the Byellee railway siding.(23°52′10″S 151°11′56″E / 23.8695°S 151.1988°E).[4][3]
The Moura railway line also passes through the suburb, entering from the north-west (Callemondah) and exits to the south (Beecher).[3]
There is a major overhead electric power transmission corridor (23°52′47″S 151°12′06″E / 23.87982°S 151.20156°E) from the Gladstone Power Station in Callemondah which passes through Byellee from the north-east to the south (Kirkwood).[3]
Most of the west and south-west of the locality is marshland and is within the Byelle Wildlife Reserve (23°52′54″S 151°11′49″E / 23.88180°S 151.19707°E), an environmentally-significant area for bird species.[3][5]
Most of the land use is railway corridors, electricity corridors and the wildlife, but the remainder being either undeveloped land or land used for grazing on native vegetation.[3]
History
The suburb takes its name from the corrupted pronunciation of name of an Aboriginal clan resident on Curtis Island and the mainland north of the Calliope River. Byellee was used as an alternative to Boyne Valley during World War II by the Queensland Railways Department.[2]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Byellee had "no people or a very low population".[6]
In the 2021 census, Byellee had "no people or a very low population".[1]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Byellee (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Byellee – suburb in Gladstone Region (entry 46721)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Byellee Wetlands". Conservation Volunteers. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Byellee (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
