Benobble is a rural

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in the

Scenic Rim Region The Scenic Rim Region is a local government areas of Queensland, local government area (LGA) in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, South East Queensland, Australia, and is located approximately 80 kilometres due south of Brisban ...

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, Australia. In the , Benobble had a population of 29 people.

Geography

There are two landmarks in the locality, both referring to sharp bends in the Tamborine Mountain Road on the south-eastern boundary of the locality: * Devils Elbow () * Upper Hairpin Bend ()

History

The name ''Benobble'' is derived from the

Bundjalung language Bundjalung may refer to: * Bundjalung people The Bundjalung people, also spelled Bunjalung, Badjalang and Bandjalang, are Aboriginal Australians who are the original custodians of a region from around Grafton, New South Wales, Grafton in north ...

(Yugumbir dialect, Wongerriburra clan) words ''a'' meaning "place of the tall bloodwood trees", where ' means "bloodwood tree" and means "long" or "tall." The name ''Benobble'' was initially used as a sawmill name and then as a railway station name from 28 January 1915. Benobble railway station () was on the

Canungra railway line The Canungra railway line was a branch railway in South East Queensland, Australia. It connected Logan Village on the Beaudesert line and Canungra. Canungra was the centre of regional timber production from the 1860s with a large sawmill com ...

, which operated from 1915 to 30 June 1955.

Demographics

In the Benobble had a population of 43 people. The locality contains 17 households, in which 51.4% of the population are males and 48.6% of the population are females with a median age of 34, 4 below above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,416, $22 below the national average. In the , Benobble had a population of 29 people.

Education

There are no schools in Benobble. The nearest government primary school is Canungra State School in neighbouring

Canungra Canungra is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region of South East Queensland, Australia. In the , Canungra had a population of 1,436 people. Geography Located in South East Queensland, Canungra is situated in the Gold Coast hinte ...

to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Tamborine Mountain State High School in neighbouring

Tamborine Mountain Tamborine Mountain, also known simply as Mount Tamborine, is a plateau, geographic subregion and locality in the Scenic Rim Region of Queensland, Australia. In the , Tamborine Mountain had a population of 8,105 people. Geography The plate ...

to the north-east.

References

{{Scenic Rim Region Scenic Rim Region Localities in Queensland