Barney Point is a beachside suburb of Gladstone in the

Gladstone Region Gladstone Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The council covers an area of , had an estimated resident population at 30 June 2018 of 62,979, and has an estimated operating budget of A$84 million. History Gladstone Reg ...

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, Australia. In the Barney Point had a population of 1,065 people.

Geography

Barney Point is bounded by the Coral Sea to the north and east and the North Coast railway line to the

Port of Gladstone The Port of Gladstone is Queensland's largest multi-commodity port and the fifth largest multi-commodity port in Australia. It is the world's fourth largest coal exporting terminal. It is within the locality of Callemondah in Gladstone in Centr ...

on the west. The northern part of the suburb is industrial, being port facilities. The southern part of the suburb is residential with a sandy beach and parkland by the sea. There are four railway stations in the suburb on North Coast line serving the port area: * South Gladstone railway station () * Barney Point railway station () * Gladstone railway station () * Auckland Point railway station () Gladstone railway station is the only station that is a passenger stop.

History

The area takes its name from the local headland Barney Point, which in turn was named in honour of

George Barney Lieutenant Colonel George Barney (19 May 1792 – 16 April 1862) was a military engineer of the Corps of Royal Engineers and became Lieutenant Governor of the Colony of North Australia. Early life George Barney was born in Wolverhampton, St ...

(1792-1862), a soldier and engineer, and Lieutenant Governor of the

Colony of North Australia North Australia can refer to a short-lived former British colony, a former federal territory of the Commonwealth of Australia, or a proposed state which would replace the current Northern Territory. Colony (1846–1847) A colony of North Austr ...

1846-1847. A post office was opened on 1 September 1954 and closed on 8 March 1966. In the 2011 census, Barney Point had a population of 1,156 people. In the Barney Point had a population of 1,093 people. The revealed that the population of Barney Point was 1,065 people.

Heritage listings

Barney Point has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Friend Street: Friend Park

Education

There are no schools in Barney Point, but primary schools are available in the neighbouring suburbs of Gladstone Central and South Gladstone and a secondary school is located in West Gladstone approximately away.

Attractions

The Gladstone Maritime Museum presents maritime history of

Port Curtis Port Curtis is a suburb of Rockhampton in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Port Curtis had a population of 281 people. Geography The Fitzroy River bounds the suburb to the north-east. Gavial Creek, a tributary of th ...

and the discovery, exploration and settlement of the region. It is located at 1 Francis Ward Drive ().

Amenities

The Yaralla Sports Club at the corner of Bell and Wood Streets () was first established in 1966 and provides sporting facilities, meals and entertainment. There is an on-site hotel. The club provides training and apprenticeships in tourism and hospitality through the Central Queensland Tourism and Hospitality Academy.

References

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{{Gladstone Region Suburbs of Gladstone Gladstone Region