Balberra is a coastal

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in the

Mackay Region The Mackay Region is a local government area located in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas with modern histories extending back as far as 1869. It has an estima ...

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, Australia. In the , Balberra had a population of 457 people.

Geography

The northern boundary of the locality is Sandy Creek, the southern boundary is Bell Creek and Alligator Creek, and the western boundary is B L Creek. The eastern tip of the locality is at the joint mouth of Sandy Creek and Alligator Creek as they flow into the Coral Sea. The

Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Nat ...

passes through the locality from the north ( Chelona) to the south east ( Alligator Creek). The North Coast railway line passes through the locality to the west of the highway; Balberra railway station serves the locality. The predominant land use is growing crops, particularly sugar cane. There is a network of cane tramways in the locality to transport the harvested cane to the sugar mills.

History

The locality appears to take its name from the railway station, which in turn was named in 1913 and takes its name from an Aboriginal word meaning ''creek''.

Education

There are no schools in Balberra. The nearest primary schools are in the neighbouring localities of Chelona and Alligator Creek. The nearest secondary schools are in

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and Sarina.

References

{{Mackay Region Mackay Region Coastline of Queensland Localities in Queensland