Ilbilbie is a rural town and coastal

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Ilbilbie had a population of 349 people. The coastal town of Greenhill is on the eastern coast of the locality.

Geography

The town of Ilbilbie is located in the centre of the locality. However, the larger town of Greenhill is located on the coast of the locality (). The

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passes through the locality from south to north passing through the town of Ilbilbie. The North Coast railway line passes through the locality from south to north, very close to the highway. The Ilbilbie railway station serves the town (). The Koota railway station to the south of the town () is now abandoned. The land to the east of the highway and railway line is close to the coast and is low-lying land mostly used to grow sugarcane. There is a sugarcane tramway through this area. The land to the west of the highway and railway is more mountainous, rising to 430 metres at Bulls Head Bluff. The West Hill State Forest is in the far west of the locality.

History

The town takes its name from a pastoral property named in 1909, being an Aboriginal word meaning plain land, clear of timber. It was previously known as Basin Creek. Ilbilbie Provisional School opened on 14 February 1922 but closed 11 days later due to low student numbers. It reopened on 6 May 1930 as Ilbilbie State School. It finally closed on 14 March 1960. It was at approx 87133 Bruce Highway (). In the , the locality of Ilbilbie had a population of 349 people.

Economy

The Australian Prawn Farm operates in Ilbilbie and is capable of producing 600 tonne of black prawns (

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) per year.

Education

There are no schools in Ilbilbie. The nearest government primary school is Koumala State School in neighbouring Koumala to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is

Sarina State High School Sarina State High School is located in the small rural town of Sarina, Queensland, Australia. The school had 600 students in 2013 with a reported 20 percent continuing studies at University. Sarina State High previously boasted a marine aquar ...

Sarina Sarina is a rural town and coastal locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Sarina had a population of 5,522 people. Geography Sarina lies just inland of the east coast of Queensland, south of the city of Mackay, and a ...

to the north.

References

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