Billa Billa is a rural
locality
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in the
Goondiwindi Region
The Goondiwindi Region is a local government area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia along the state's border with New South Wales. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas which dat ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Billa Billa had a population of 111 people.
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Geography
Billa Billa is crossed by the Leichhardt Highway
The Leichhardt Highway is a major transport route in Queensland, Australia. It is a continuation northward from Goondiwindi of the Newell Highway, via a section of the Cunningham Highway.
It runs northward from Goondiwindi for more than 600 k ...
and in the south east by the Gore Highway
The Gore Highway is a highway running between Toowoomba and Goondiwindi in Queensland, Australia. Together with Goulburn Valley Highway and Newell Highway, it is a part of the National Highway's Melbourne to Brisbane link. It is signed as Nat ...
. Yarril Creek marks a small section of the boundary in east. The Weir River roughly follows the western extent of Billa Billa. The majority of the land is used for agriculture.
History
The name ''Billa Billa'' means ''pool'' or ''reach of water'' in an unknown Aboriginal dialect.[
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Demographics
In the , Billa Billa had a population of 107 people.
Education
There are no schools in Billa Billa. The nearest government primary schools are:Goondiwindi
Goondiwindi () is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , the locality of Goondiwindi had a population of 6, ...
to the south
* Lundavra State School in neighbouring Lundavra to the west
* Moonie State School in Moonie to the north
* Kindon State School in Kindon to the east
The nearest government secondary school is Goondiwindi State High School
Goondiwindi State High School is a public co-educational secondary school, located in Goondiwindi, Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. The school is administered by the Queensland Department of Education.
Name
"Gundawindi", the name o ...
in Goondiwindi.
See also
* List of reduplicated Australian place names
These names are examples of reduplication, a common theme in Australian toponymy, especially in names derived from Indigenous Australian languages such as Wiradjuri language, Wiradjuri. Reduplication is often used as an intensifier such as "Wag ...
References
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Goondiwindi Region
Localities in Queensland