Barlil is a rural

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in the

South Burnett Region The South Burnett Region is a local government area in the South Burnett district of Queensland, Australia. In the , the South Burnett Region had a population of 32,996 people. Geography The South Burnett Region covers an area , containing a ...

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, Australia. In the , Barlil had a population of 46 people.

Geography

Barlil was on the Murgon-to-Proston railway line with the locality served by the now-abandoned Barlil railway station (). At Barlil, the Windera railway line branched off towards

Windera Windera is a town in the South Burnett Region and a locality split between the South Burnett Region and the Gympie Region in Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Windera had a population of 105 people. Geography Windera was the term ...

. Both lines are now closed.

History

The locality's name is taken from the railway station name, which is an Aboriginal word meaning ''bend in a river'', assigned by the

Queensland Railways Department Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Queensland Rail is owned by the Queensland Government, and operates both suburban and interurban rail services in South East Queensland, as well as long-distance passenger t ...

on 30 August 1923. On Saturday 28 March 1925, the railway line from Barlil to Windera was officially opened by

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, the Minister for Mines and formerly the Member of the

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for Burnett. Barlil State School opened on 15 September 1925. It closed on 1963. The school was located at 342 Paul Holznagel Road (just north of Silverleaf Road, ). It provided primary school education for children residing in the immediate Barlil district, the town of Byee and nearby districts of Warnung and Gueena.

Demographics

In the , Barlil had a population of 37 people. In the , Barlil had a population of 46 people.

Education

There are no schools in Barlil. The nearest government primary schools are Murgon State School in neighbouring

Murgon Murgon () is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Murgon had a population of 2,220 people. Geography Murgon is in the region of Queensland ...

to the south-east and Wheatlands State School in neighbouring Wheatlands to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Murgon State High School, also in Murgon to the south-east.

References

{{South Burnett Region South Burnett Region Localities in Queensland