South Bingera is a rural residential

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in the

Bundaberg Region The Bundaberg Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the city of Bundaberg, and also contains a significant rural area surro ...

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, Australia. In the South Bingera had a population of 661 people.

Geography

South Bingera is south-west of

Bundaberg Bundaberg is a city in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia, and is the tenth largest city in the state. Bundaberg's regional area has a population of 70,921, and is a major centre of the Wide Bay–Burnett geographical region. The Bun ...

on the

Isis Highway The Isis Highway is a state highway in southern Queensland, Australia. The highway is relatively short, and runs for in a north-east / south-west direction between Bundaberg North and the Burnett Highway at Ban Ban Springs. The Isis Highway li ...

. The locality is bounded to the west and north by the

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and to the east by the Isis Highway (also known as Childers Road). The terrain varies from above sea level. Historically Bingera Crossing is a ford over the Burnett River (), but it is unlikely to be used now as there is a bridge on Cedars Road over the river (). The rural residential areas are mostly in the east near Childers Road with the areas closer to the river mostly used for agriculture. As the locality is not very flat, there is only a small amount of sugarcane (the main crop of the wider area) being grown with more emphasis on other crops and grazing on native vegetation.

History

The name ''Bingera'' is believed to be derived from the Kabi language word meaning bony bream (a fish). In 1887, of land were resumed from the Bingera pastoral run. The land was offered for selection for the establishment of small farms on 17 April 1887. The Bingera Provisional School opened on 6 March 1893. In 1909 it became Bingera State School. In 1911, it was renamed Bingera South State School. The school closed about 1 December 1965. The school was at 152 South Bingera Road (), now just within the boundaries of neighbouring Pine Creek. At the , South Bingera had a population of 590 people. In the South Bingera had a population of 661 people.

Education

The

Shalom Catholic College Shalom College is an independent Catholic secondary school, located in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. The college was established in 1984 by merging the Christian Brothers' College for Boys and the Loyola College for Girls. The school's curr ...

based in Bundaberg West has an site at South Bingera, used for outdoor activities and environmental education. There are no conventional schools in South Bingera. The nearest government primary schools are Branyan Road State School in neighbouring Branyan to the north-east, Kolan South State School in neighbouring

South Kolan South Kolan is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , South Kolan had a population of 1,061 people. Geography The South Kolan region is in the Wide Bay–Burnett region, north of the state capital Brisbane an ...

to the north, and Givelda State School in Givelda to the west. The nearest government secondary school is

Bundaberg State High School Bundaberg State High School is a heritage-listed state high school and technical college at 37 Maryborough Street, Bundaberg South, Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1920 to 1956. It was added to the Queen ...

Bundaberg South Bundaberg South is a suburb of Bundaberg in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Bundaberg South had a population of 3,307 people. History Bundaberg South State School opened on 6 February 1875. On 30 June 1885 it closed and ...

to the north-east.

References

External links

* {{Bundaberg Region Bundaberg Region Localities in Queensland