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Beeron is a rural
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in the
North Burnett Region The North Burnett Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia in the northern catchment of the Burnett River. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the ear ...
,
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, Australia. In the , Beeron had a population of 34 people.


Geography

The Boyne River forms the north-eastern boundary. The Mundubbera–Durong Road ( State Route 75) enters the locality from the north ( Derri Derra) and exits to north-west of the locality ( Brovinia). The Beeron National Park occupies the south-eastern corner. Apart from this protected area, the predominant land use is
grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...
on native vegetation.


History

The locality's name derives from a pastoral run name held in 1856 by William Strathdee. In 1872, it was written as Beerone but by 1878 it had become Beeron. Beeron Road Provisional School opened on 5 September 1927. In 1952 it became Beeron Road State School. It closed on 11 December 1987. It was at 1070 Beeron Road () now in Derri Derra. The school grounds are used as a sports and recreation area under the control of the North Burnett Regional Council. Derrarabungy Provisional School opened open on 14 March 1932 and closed in 1942. It was to the north-west of where Beeron Road crosses Derrarabungy Creek ().


Demographics

In the , Beeron had a population of 14 people. In the , Beeron had a population of 34 people.


Education

There are no schools in Beeron. The nearest government primary schools are Boynewood State School in Boynewood to the north and Durong South State School in Durong to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Mundubbera State College (to Year 10) in
Mundubbera Mundubbera ( ) is a rural town and a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Mundubbera had a population of 1,120 people. Mundubbera is the self-proclaimed "Citrus Capital of Queensland", although ...
to the north, Burnett State College (to Year 12) in
Gayndah Gayndah () is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre for the North Burnett Region. In the , the locality of Gayndah had a population of 1,949 p ...
to the north-east, and Eidsvold State School (to Year 12) in Eidsvold to the north-west.


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Further reading

* — includes Derri-Derra State School, Beeron Road State School, and Derrabungy Provisional School. {{North Burnett Region North Burnett Region Localities in Queensland