Nerimbera is a rural

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in the

Livingstone Shire The Shire of Livingstone is a local government area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, to the immediate north and east of the regional city of Rockhampton. The shire, administered from the coastal ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ...

, Australia. In the , Nerimbera had a population of 293 people.

Geography

The northern part of Nerimbera comprises the Black Creek valley running up into the

Berserker Range The Berserker Range is a mountainous region located on the eastern and northeastern boundary of the city of Rockhampton in Central Queensland, Australia. Within it lies Mount Archer National Park. It has been designated the ''Berserker Range Env ...

; this land is mountainous and undeveloped. Mount Berserker, also known as Mount Nerimbera () is above sea level. The southern part of Nerimbera is bounded to the west by the Fitzroy River and is mostly flatter land (apart from some mountain spurs). Most of the land use in Nerimbera occurs in these low-lying flatter areas and is mostly used for grazing. The Rockhampton–Emu Park Road runs through from west to east.

History

The Berserker Range and Mount Berserker takes their name from the Norse Berserker warriors. The name was used in 1853 by pastoralist Charles Archer whose family lived in Scotland and Norway. In 1911 a Baptist Church opened in Nerimbera. A stump-capping ceremony was held on Saturday 19 August 1911. It opened on Sunday 1 October 1911. Nerimbera State School opened on 16 August 1921. It was mothballed on 31 December 2008 and closed on 31 December 2009. The school was located at 4 Graff Road (corner Nerimbera School Road, ). In the 2011 census, Nerimbera had a population of 265 people. In the , Nerimbera had a population of 293 people.

Heritage listings

Nerimbera has the following heritage listings: * St Christophers Chapel Road: St Christophers Chapel

Economy

Employing more than 500 staff, the JBS Meat Processing facility on St Christopher's Chapel Road has a daily processing capacity of 696 cattle. Holcim Australia operate an aggregate

quarry A quarry is a type of open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. The operation of quarries is regulated in some jurisdictions to reduce their envir ...

at Arnold Drive.

Education

There are no schools in Nerimbera. The nearest primary school is Lakes Creek State School in neighbouring Lakes Creek to the north-west. The nearest secondary school is

North Rockhampton State High School North Rockhampton State High School is a co-educational State High School at Beserker Street, Frenchville, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. It currently has over 1000 students enrolled and over 80 teaching staff. North Rockhampton High Scho ...

in Frenchville to the north-west.

References

{{Shire of Livingstone Shire of Livingstone Localities in Queensland